Heralds of Hope

Stepping through the thick of violence In my mind I'm seeking quietness I laid in a field of violets Contemplated loss as the sky lit And he doesn't belong to me anymore And I've forgotten what I'm even searching for But heralds of hope Were beyond the smoke Of the world I knew that I set a flame to Cut the cord and shed the pounds I pace around Threw my compass out The marque had my name up proud Their heads were down as they passed in crowds And he doesn't belong to me anymore And I'm a bit more jaded than I was before But heralds of hope Were beyond the smoke Of the world I knew that I set a flame to I'm swimming to shores that I can't see In a tidal wave of ebony Made of their doubt and disbelief Sinking would be easier than treading I'm swimming to shores that I can't see In a tidal wave of their disbelief And he's the only one who gets me Sinking is easier than treading I'm swimming to shores that I can't see In a tidal wave of ebony Made of their doubt and disbelief Sinking would be easier than treading I'm swimming to shores that I can't see In a tidal wave of their disbelief And he's the only one who gets me Sinking is easier than treading He doesn't belong to me anymore And I'm searching for signs in the midst of torture But heralds of hope Are somewhere beyond the smoke Of the world I knew that I set a flame to