Atonement

We all pay for our sins
Can't see this for what it really is / Tempted taught not to resist
Fornicate and twist regret / The pawn becomes the pet
Still we're tied to her anchor / Clinging to her ghost
Curse the seas that sank her her / As the captain stands his post

Stand up / Walk tall / Divide your rival
Pushed down / Held back / Break the cycle
Deep breath / Face life / Walk the tightrope
Choose well / Times change / Maintain survival

An exercise in futile lust / A love that you let rust
In your cobwebbed memory / The ashes turn to dust
A slow-motion train wreck / That's void of all respect
Lying lips sinking ships / Deception will infect

Break down / Take over / Your life