A Lesson Never Learned [Hard Rock]

blackened hearts all come to mind

if we were alive, what are the things we could do

imagine the greatness, the power at hand

in a world with hate, and full of love, conflicting emotions, one in the same

everyone loves to hate, the world is stopped in time

your life is mine, now where are you now

you thought you were safe, but now you can see the fear that's built up

over the years you thought you were safe

now you will see the fear can't be tamed, learn to love the pain

that's the only way to succeed, once you've accepted defeat,

there's no way to go back, your life has been lost, your life is now mine

learn to love the pain and hear the flame, the voice in your head leads you, I swear

nothing holds you back except your will to live,

what are you willing to do, to fight for your life you must choose a path

the path to success, or the path to defeat

the choice is now yours, I'm waiting here for you my friend

my river of sadness, madness and all

bothers me not, no longer, no more

never again a loser I'll be

you're going down my friend, I've got something to lose

all of the madness, it's nothing but threats

nobody wants me, I'm lost out at sea

I'm not going down, this is my fight to win

battle me now, die with regret, I'm not going down, never beaten again

stand your ground if you will, you must make a choice

but know you won't win, I'm better than you

but I'll tell you a secret, I want to die, here's your chance

to succeed for once, defeat the demons, and take my life