Ticker Tape - Bleeding Out Lyrics

Laces torn and frayed
Toes exposed, holes in soles
These combat boots have seen better days
Still they march on towards a grave
We dig to rest when our sun sets but until then
I'll stand and take aim
I can take a punch
But I wake up to gun shots- I've been in the trenches for months
At stalemate with darkness in me
Stranded in no-man's-land with landmines at my feet

A little bit of bleeding is part of the healing
But you're bound to choke when you're bleeding from your throat
Just hoping to survive

Thought I was invincible
But staring the sink drain I learned no ships unsinkable
Yet over the top I went
I risked it all for a greater cause with hopes that this war will end

A little bit of bleeding is part of the healing
But you're bound to choke when you're bleeding from your throat
Just hoping to survive
It gets worse before it's better
It's beyond the eye to see
There's lessons to be learned through the scars that we've earned
Just stay calm and breathe

I couldn't stop the bleeding
I wasn't healing
Scared for my life- I don't wish to feel that twice
I declared it an emergency
It's beyond the eye to see
There's lessons to be learned through the scars that we've earned
Just stay calm and breathe

It took a transfusion to make up for all that drained
After anesthesia once again I had life in my veins

A little bit of bleeding is part of the healing
The battles that bring change will often bring us pain
We fight to stay alive