Ashes Of The Phoenix - Lyrics (Work-in-Progress)

[VERSE 1]
Bleeding heart, aching soul/Waited for you
Lost my mind, tryin’ to hide/Myself from the truth
Realization
Came too late
With your lips, I sealed my fate

[CHORUS]
Blinded by your beautiful lies
A bittersweet... sacrifice.
Took away my life/My light
Left me falling/Into the night

[HOOK]
Thought you’d love me (love me)/  ’Till the end (‘till the end)
Now I know...
It was all pretend. (it was all pretend)

[VERSE 2]
Foolish girl, gave you all/Trusted the descent
Poison kiss, sunk deep within/Passion hid the intent
Unfaithfulness
In all but name
Took my youth, threw it all away

[CHORUS]
[HOOK]

[BRIDGE]
The games/The pain
The suffering/The shame
How could you leave me, with all the blame?
The games/The pain
The suffering/The shame
How could you think, we’d ever be the same?

[CHORUS]
[HOOK]
[REPEAT VERSE 1]

Realization
Came too late (came too late)
With your lips, I sealed (sealed) my fate (i sealed my fate)

Yes/Realization
Came too late (came too late)
With your lips, I sealed (sealed) my fate (i sealed my fate)

[VERSE 3]
Like the  phoenix, burning bright/Reaching the end
Don’t wanna stand, Don’t wanna fight/Nothing left ’ta defend
Out of the ashes
Now I rise (i rise), No need (no need) for tender goodbyes (no tender goodbyes)

Not the fool you thought I’d be
Without you here, I’m finally free...

Self-Esteem - Written 7-6-10

Sitting here…
Thinking, wondering;
Not knowing why it had to be…
Lost in a world of sadness,
I wasn’t happy to be me.

Searched for validation
Through the love of another;
Only to be beaten down,
Broken,
Left torn asunder.

The only thing he did for me
Was take away my dreams.

Hoped for a chance
At something more;
A way to escape
All the pain
That came before.

Would I be able,
To save myself…
Before I finally drowned?

Couldn’t listen any longer
To the lies…
Skillfully wove.
Meant to keep me suffering,
In the darkness,
All alone.

In this way,
I came to learn,
No one else can set you free….

In order to find contentment,
One must see:
To be beautiful is to be imperfect;
Though not everyone agrees…

Now that I have
Opened my eyes,
I finally have found,
Self-esteem.