The Guardian (Ellie's Song)

When does it get quiet? Time was supposed to extinguish the desire But the embers won't snuff out Haunted by your smiles The mask keeps getting heavier One step forward, two steps back There's a noose round my neck and the further I get It's harder & harder to breathe Can I find a way to cut the rope? I've been waiting for dawn But the light is all gone Don't know if I'm already blind Can I leave it all behind? What's it really for if it's not yours and it's not mine? This victory is not what I hoped for How was I to know that everything would end up like this? Survival of the fittest, of sorts So I've become the bringer of death A lover of life The one who guards from the dark of the night I'll be the hammer of war Vengeance & mercy don't live side by side So in retribution I abide I'll tip the scales to justice's end but can it make amends? Kill or be killed, what a way to live & die I just can't see this cycle ever ending How can I correct the damage done When I can't feel the consequences of my recourse So I've become the bringer of death A lover of life The one who guards from the dark of the night I'll be the hammer of war I've been waiting for dawn But the light is all gone Don't know if I'm already blind Can I leave it all behind?