Drops of Sweat and Ink

Locked inside this cage I don’t know if I can escape
My head might be the only world, the universe my brain
I try to run from trials, all of my toils and fears
Others see my surface, but I see x-rays in the mirrors

My tears manifest themselves as drops of sweat and ink
Dripping down my body and the page
My tears manifest themselves as drops of sweat and ink
I take my fears and turn them into rage

Bottled up inside me, I carry my burden through the day
But oh to run and cast the weight away, away
Battle scars the unseen they drive me on and on
A slave to myself and to the hope of the dawn

My tears manifest themselves as drops of sweat and ink
Dripping down my body and the page
My tears manifest themselves as drops of sweat and ink
I take my fears and turn them into rage

I feel the guilt it boils, my conscious tries to quell
The regret that’s turned my life into a constant living hell
Passion, lust, and power are the same thing in the end
What do I say and still not lose a friend

My tears manifest themselves as drops of sweat and ink
Dripping down my body and the page
My tears manifest themselves as drops of sweat and ink
I take my fears and turn them into rage

These cold nights I wander, these dark streets all alone
Tormented in body but in my mind I’m free to roam
It’s a quiet desperation that no joy could ever sate
I’m either sad and lonely or filled with fear and hate