Dragged Across A Forest Floor-Woods of Ypres

[ti:Dragged Across A Forest Floor] [ar:Woods of Ypres] [al:Pursuit Of The Sun & Allure Of The Earth] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dragged Across A Forest Floor - Woods of Ypres [00:48.88]Another era has come to an end [00:51.65] [00:52.83]You'll return to where it began [00:55.47] [00:56.47]Wandering at night on Ypres Rd [00:59.39] [01:00.21]To determine why you walk in the woods alone [01:04.84]A piece of out history I used to honour [01:07.63] [01:08.61]They disrespected and disgraced [01:11.75] [01:12.75]They took the ground upon which I walked [01:15.67] [01:17.00]And rubbed it in my face [01:19.19] [01:21.36]To me these woods are but a forest of metaphors [01:24.13] [01:25.61]And nothing more [01:27.10] [01:29.70]A path through the woods of my past [01:33.10]Where I was dragged across a forest floor [01:36.12] [01:37.39]They breathe in the stagnant air [01:40.40] [01:41.37]The poison sky shelters them from the sun [01:44.85] [01:45.50]No exposure nothing grows [01:48.45] [01:49.32]No one ever wonders what lies beyond [01:52.28] [01:53.86]So set in their old ways [01:56.56] [01:57.82]They could only hope for change [02:01.07] [02:02.09]Instead they flaunt their stubborn pride [02:04.95] [02:06.27]Digging their own graves [02:08.52] [02:10.52]To me these woods are but a forest of metaphors [02:13.40] [02:14.64]And nothing more [02:16.63] [02:18.56]A path through the woods of my past [02:21.65] [02:22.16]Where I was dragged across a forest floor [02:25.47] [02:29.14]I see the truth hidden between the trees [02:34.00] [02:35.08]These tough woods are but delicate forest [02:37.61] [02:38.42]Everyone for themselves in the hallowed name of unity [02:42.79] [02:59.18]Finding comfort in their misery [03:02.07] [03:03.11]They were doomed beyond the reach of help [03:06.29] [03:07.07]Saved only by the unconditional love [03:10.25] [03:10.80]Of hate for a place they couldn't live without [03:15.27]All that I hoped to change [03:17.18] [03:18.86]Would not be reversed by words alone [03:21.96] [03:23.09]It would require all of their efforts [03:26.62] [03:27.27]The lack of which was already set in stone [03:32.63] [03:35.16]At a time when I could take no more [03:42.04] [03:43.82]I was dragged across a forest floor [03:51.05] [03:53.09]Sticks and stones [03:55.88] [03:57.61]The combined discomfort of hundreds of pains [04:04.10] [04:07.20]Thorns and Needles [04:10.40] [04:12.20]I pull them out of my skin [04:16.20] [04:17.53]While walking home [04:19.90] [04:20.59]Accept the fact that they've missed your point [04:23.81] [04:24.65]Conceal your motives and all your thoughts [04:27.26] [04:28.49]Keep your opinions to yourself [04:31.20] [04:32.79]Give them exactly what they want [04:35.54] [04:36.77]There's no hope for understanding [04:39.29] [04:40.68]Our differences would not be solved [04:43.49] [04:44.45]For my survival and my sanity [04:47.30] [04:48.13]In time I learned to have tolerance for you all [04:52.76] [04:53.55]Bite your tongue until it bleeds [04:59.40] [05:01.08]Choke down the blood so no one sees [05:07.02] [05:09.66]Fight the tears [05:11.32] [05:13.34]Let them fall within [05:15.06] [05:17.43]While you're here [05:19.48] [05:22.04]Never let your weakness show [05:25.36] [06:11.36]These woods are full of hope [06:22.58] [06:26.37]These woods are where I walk alone [06:37.78] [07:42.08]Even at times [07:43.51] [07:45.28]When standing still [07:47.28] [07:48.48]Strength and speed [07:49.91] [07:51.67]Still lie dormant within [07:53.84] [07:55.10]You will see me channel the pain [07:59.61] [08:01.30]As blood leaves my core and fills my veins [08:07.68] [08:13.76]These woods are but a forest of metaphors [08:16.21] [08:16.77]And nothing more [08:18.24] [08:29.91]The tall trees above [08:31.73] [08:32.25]They are the ones that exist [08:34.15] [08:34.95]The fallen leaves are those that have fallen to my feet [08:39.35] [08:40.05]The trails of broken branches [08:41.86] [08:42.43]These are the mistakes you make [08:44.38] [08:45.16]The seeds are the ones to be that I push in the earth [08:48.69]With every step I take