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Shortsword Lyrics by Sunstained

Quiet My Demons

2019

[Verse 1]
It's tempting
To shatter all that I have ever known
Sliver of realization cast into the cold
Tiny shards and broken parts
Of things I swore I'd tear my heart out for
I waited to dig up something that I loved
But all my dreams have turned to dust
Their silver linings start to rust
And in their frame, things I'd saved
Crumpled notes with their words hushed
Are intertwined with underbrush
That I tore down, with the blade my mother gave to me
We lost all of our sanctity, nothing so sweet as release
The rеlease
Nothing so sweet

[Chorus]
I tried to find
Thе youth that's left of me
But there's nothing
I tried to find
The youth that's left of me
But there's nothing

[Verse 2]
I traded wooden swords for burning gasoline
In the backseat, the words we spoke meant much less to me
I burnt out when it burned down
And we tried to keep it clean
And all for what?
So we could continue pretending?
The blade has lost its edge
And I lost my inside
A million different recollections
Swirling in my mind

[Chrous]
I tried to find
The youth that's left of me
But there's nothing
I tried to find
The youth that's left of me
But there's nothing
There is nothing
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About “Shortsword” by Sunstained

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"Shortsword" is credited to Sunstained. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Shortsword" appears on "Quiet My Demons" in 2019.

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