So slowly, I am losing

Who i′ve sworn to be

A promise in pencilThat years have made so hard to read

I've spent my life building walls

Brick by brick and bruise by bruise

A birdcage religion that whispered me to sleep

Time is spinning silk

That coils ruthlessly

With the devil′s patience

It binds my hands so quietly

That soon it becomes a part of me

So soften these edges and straighten out my tie

And help me remember

The hope that I have compromised

Please be a broken record for me