Lyrics:

Still you keep undermining every single thing I’ve done
You might have taken the battle but the war’s already won
You peeled back my flesh and left me crawling in the sand
But that’s the very thing that made me who I am

I always stitch myself back together
No longer concerned with whether
or not I can be a proper man
These callouses give me the strength to stand

Inflicted malediction – everything feels so fucking tame
Your crooked empathy betrayed – you don’t even know your name
Broken forspoken – spells written in blood and salt
I’ve inured myself to these attacks and it’s all your fault

I always stitch myself back together
No longer concerned with whether
or not I can be a proper man
These callouses give me the strength to stand

Sandpaper can take away the skin But blood can’t wash away this sin Drowning in hate, this hell I’m in Shattered image of who I’ve been I’m lost in the chains of memory A twisted beast that should not be Open your eyes and it’s clear to see Your hooks have no hold on me

I am nothing like the man I was and I thank you
Every toxic fucking word you spewed I took as truth
But as you tore me down, I built myself back up
It drives you mad now that you can look but can’t touch

I always stitch myself back together
No longer concerned with whether
or not I can be a proper man
These callouses give me the strength to stand

So strip me down
Take my flesh
Destroy my worth
Until I’m my best

#kraisis #stitches #spineshank #metalcore #bulletformyvalentine #allthatremains