Bleeding Heart

[Verse] In the shadows of this city Where dreams decay Broken hearts and empty promises The price we pay You paint a picture with your words But it's all a lie I see through the smoke and mirrors Your truth can't hide [Verse 2] In this twisted game of love We play our parts But behind closed doors We're falling apart You were once my hero Now you're just a ghost In this house of shattered dreams I'm the one who's lost [Chorus] When the bottle's your best friend And the night is long You turn love into a battle And right into wrong Your anger flows like whiskey Burning every touch Abuse when drunk It's a poison we can't clutch (Bridge) But I won't be your victim, I won't bear the scar, I'll find my strength in silence, beneath the falling stars. For every tear I've shed, and every bruise I've hidden, I'll rise above this darkness, and break the chains you're in. (Chorus) When the bottle's your best friend, and the night is long, You turn love into a battle, and right into wrong. Your anger flows like whiskey, burning every touch, Abuse when drunk, it's a poison we can't clutch. (Outro) So here's to new beginnings, to finding my own way, To nights without your anger, to brighter, sober days. The bottle may have owned you, but it won't own me, In the light of my tomorrow, I'll finally be free.