One brief recollection of all the
People in my life that have
Come and gone

One brief fleeting moment of
People I've loved and people that
I have wronged

Long lost are loved ones gone
But this bird cannot seem to
Mend it's broken wings so the

Lust for life dissipated and
A new greed rises for the
Needful things.

Don't wanna think about it,
I indulge myself
Distraction eases pain, bury my

Emotions to protect myself.
Till I can't feel a $#&@ing thing
I've dared to dream I've tried to live

But I've played it safe again
Just another slave to my vices now
Bring out your dead

Voices wither and crack then die
Ringin' in my ear would sing me
Soft asleep

Deathly silence now is all I hear
Has inspiration finally eluded me
[Chorus]

My addiction, my illness, my only
Trusted friend
My addiction my illness my only

Childhood fiend.
Your twisted warm embrace
Engulfing all I tried to be

My body's breaking under
Arms that will not set me free
Locked in this cage that I've

Built myself
Constructed out of twisted cold
Reminders of a Life once lost

But I've found my way again.
Here among the wreckage and the vampires
I'll play it safe again, just another

Slave to my vices now.