GREY - The War I Cannot Lose

Lyrics

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
Engine idling, heat is on high
Rain mixed with snow falling from the sky
Darkness outside, darker in here
Looking in the rearview at all of my fear
Am I the man that she thinks that she sees?
Or am I a disease that will bring them to knees?
Will my little girl look at me with that light?
Or will she just see the shadow of the night?
I check my reflection, looking for him
My father’s ghost, lurking under the skin

[Pre-Chorus]
She says I’m the best, she says I am gold
She says I’m the hero of the story told
Why do her words feel like lies to my face?
Why can’t I let them into this space?
I put up the armor, I tighten the screw
Terrified that she’ll see I don’t have a clue

[Chorus]
[Explosive]
I win every battle, but I’m losing the skin!
The demons are scratching from deep within!
I know there’s a hand that could pull me ashore
A stranger to talk to, to open the door!
But I’m scared of the silence! I’m scared of the truth!
Scared I’m just wasting my blood and my youth!
I’m wounded and tired, but I refuse to bruise
‘Cause this is the war that I simply can’t lose!
I CAN’T LOSE!

[Verse 2]
[Bass and Vocals only]
The doctor is waiting, the number is there
But I’m frozen in place in this driver’s seat chair
They say "let it out," they say "break the chain"
But what if I crumble under the pain?
It eats me alive, yeah, it swallows me whole
Winning the fights while it’s taking a toll
I’m not like my father! I scream in the glass!
But the history is heavy, and it won’t let me pass

[Bridge]
[Cinematic Build Up]
One step forward. Two steps back.
Defending the castle from every attack.
For her. For the wife. For the life that we made.
I’m standing alone in the mess of the shade.
It’s not just a battle. It’s not just a game.
It’s the rest of my life. It’s the weight of my name.
I. Will. Not. Fall.

[Chorus]
[Maximum Energy]
I win every battle, but I’m losing the skin!
The demons are scratching from deep within!
I know there’s a hand that could pull me ashore
A stranger to talk to, to open the door!
But I’m scared of the silence! I’m scared of the truth!
Scared I’m just wasting my blood and my youth!
I’m wounded and tired, but I refuse to bruise
‘Cause this is the war that I simply can’t lose!
NO, I WON'T BE HIM!

[Outro]
[Fade out with Rain]
Wipers moving. Left. Right.
I put it in gear.
Into the night.
I have to win.
For her.


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