11. Room 16: Coward (Lyrics by Matt Zappa)

on the face of no one
I saw us all
we started against
then we learned to fall
fortunate dreams compared
to those who wished to care
escaping from ourselves
wondering who set the plan

Callously watching
and callously starred
the promise we broke
and the lies we bear
the lines on your face spoke more than words
pride can’t save you when nothing is...earned

Posing as the victim
with no self control
I always knew

silencing every word
holding each thought
saving each moment

When I was set to live
I dug another hole
Laid down and pulled back the dirt
please take all my fears
place them in my hands
to see them
as prying eyes do

Callously watching
and callously starred
Promises broken
and the lies we barred
the lines on your face spoke more than words
pride can’t save you when nothing is...earned

Posing as the victim
with no self control
I always knew...
That a night like this with hopes so tall
we went too far and took them all
consequence of a coward
left alone in the dark

Posing as the victim
with no self control
consequence of the coward
Become what you were meant to be

When it lays upon your shoulders
just know they can’t take your soul
losing hope is not an option

Your word is all you have
Don’t Break what was said
leaves change on the path but
each step can...Move
Forward or back
dreaming of freedom from the bed
that you won’t
die on
Your Will is whats left
Don’t Break what was said
Except the worst but
Each step moves

When it lays upon your shoulders
just know they can’t take your soul
losing hope is not an option
Become what you were meant to be

Posing as the victim
with no self control
I was the coward
who spit in your face
and without question
I’ll stand up to Die
To show that I lived without shame

The moon spoke clearer than the sun
a coward prayed for rain to wash him clean
but the rain never came