We'll take it back to the source
Back to the heart of the problem
Cut back the stem and dig it up from the roots
Black blood, runs deep
Through the earth past the mountains
And down to the sea
I won't wait for these ties to bind me
To finish the noose
I'll carry on, I'll cut loose
And bury the parts of me that I left behind when I lost you
It's clear to see that this is going too fast, going too fast
Maybe I should slow this down but I don't know how
And now I feel like a freight train, get out of my way
'Cause I'm coming off the tracks so move before it's too late
Time moves in mysterious ways
But I've finally found the words so I'll put them in a melody
We will bend and we'll break
But I'd rather let it burn me than bury me
We will bend and we'll break
I'd rather that than admit that this is happening
Oh, it's clear to see
I just can't believe that this is happening
Digging dirt on my hands and knees
As I search for salvation in the midst of this tragedy
But now I'm just like winter
Barren and cold with no love for the sunlight
Isolated, and the silence is deafening
Will I leave myself here to wither away?
And in the darkest of nights
I'll pay with my bones to settle the tithe
Oh, we are more than just flesh and bone
We are more than just skin and soul
Hear my words in the ebb and flow
"Dear God, I'll be my own reckoning"
Was it so easy to run?
I feel the sadness surround me
And I've only myself to blame
I wish the exit was easier to find
It's not the end, it's the journey we take
I feel the sadness surround me
And I've only myself to blame
I wish the exit was easier to find
It's not the end, it's the journey we take
And now I feel like a freight train, get out of my way
'Cause I'm coming off the tracks so move before it's too late
Time moves in mysterious ways
But I've finally found the words so I'll put them in a melody
We will bend and we'll break
But I'd rather let it burn me than bury me
We will bend and we'll break
And now I feel like a freight train, get out of my way
I'm coming off the tracks so move before it's too late
Time moves in mysterious ways
But I've finally found the words so I'll put them in a melody
We will bend and we'll break
But I'd rather let it burn me than bury me
We will bend and we'll break
I'd rather that than admit that this is happening