Haunted

Those eyes that once did fire a spark In those heady yesterdays When we stood as brothers in arms They now stare hollow in my face Haunted, haunted What I ask changed the golden child To the Devil's hand that held the gun And built the altar where we sacrificed The lives of other people's sons Haunted, haunted Haunted by those dark clouds Haunted where those sorrows creep Haunted by that clock I can't turn back Haunted am I, waking, haunted in my sleep The lines now etched upon my face Read like the pages of a book Oh that I could tear them all out Change the ending that it took Haunted, haunted The mirror on the bathroom wall Just throws me back a vacant stare And sleeping brings me no oblivion From the shadows that walk there Haunted, haunted Haunted by those dark clouds Haunted where those sorrows creep Haunted by that clock I can't turn back Haunted am I, waking, haunted in my sleep Though I count my gold and silver Mind still rooted in denial Watch me now my lips are moving With a disconnected smile. Haunted, haunted No matter how the words are twisted Truth spider like in a web is spun Can't hide those bloodstained fingers And the bitter tears still run Haunted by those dark clouds Haunted where those sorrows creep Haunted by that clock I can't turn back Haunted am I, waking, haunted in my sleep Haunted, haunted Haunted, haunted Haunted by those haunted faces looking back at me