The Theft

He bends and he breaks, if you kiss it will take away

His passion, his pain, his brain

He exhales a thousand black flowers explode

Into butterflies as they're away

Rip them, I'll take them, burn to coals

As they crush and leave nothing

That resembles a soul of a man

(See him numb, see him crushed)

See him numb, see him crushed

Rip them, I'll take them, burn to coals

As they crush and leave nothing

That resembles a soul of a man

(Leave him numb, leave him crushed)

Leave him numb, leave him crushed

Took the fire inside, one too many times

His burning's over and out now, he fails

Up against the raging tides, no more fights

Everything you ever wanted to see I see it in his eyes

One more time, one more time

I don't dare to test the waters

My hands feel like they're rusting away

So obvious, so numb, I can leave before the slaughter

I'll stay here as long as you let me

Decisions then made obvious

And while they're in tune

Where I started, I'll stay there

When I'm finished, I'll wither away

Rip them, I'll take them, burn to coals

As they crush and leave nothing

That resembles a soul of a man

(See him numb, see him crushed)

See him numb, see him crushed

Rip them, I'll take them, burn to coals

As they crush and leave nothing

That resembles a soul of a man

(Leave him numb, leave him crushed)

Leave him numb, leave him crushed