Emily Merrell - Ruin Lyrics

Wake up, and see you're here
Is this a dream, or just the phantom of your empty years
How can this be? At once you're captured, at once you're finally free
Which is the lot you'll choose to grieve

Caught in a trance, a moving spell
Is this your chance, or just a feeling that you know so well
What do you see? At once all-knowing, at once suspend belief
Which is the tale you'll choose to weave

Forget your descent, forget the fortune you spent
Forget all your wasted time
You can breathe. You can break. You can bleed

Leave the ruin. Break for higher ground
You'll never prove it, so we'll smoke the dragon out
Watch your back. Hold fast, as you cast away your crown
Keep your memories as you bring their voices down
Keep your voice down

Three times, I called your name out loud
Three times, I lost your face. It melted into the crowd
What will you ask of me? At once you need me, at once you beg me to leave
Which is the poison I choose to drink

Forget your descent, forget the fortune you spent
Forget all your wasted time
You can breathe. You can break. You can bleed

Leave the ruin. Break for higher ground
You'll never prove it, so we'll smoke the dragon out
Watch your back. Hold fast, as you cast away your crown
Keep your memories as you bring their voices down
Keep your voice down