Battered
Time and time again
We fall back to where we start
And time and time again
We pick up the pieces of our heart
Broken dreams
Trust at stake
Lies and misfortune
Vulnerability to take
The boat does sink
The plane goes down
The steel will bend
Your life flips upside down
Tosses and turns
The waves will crash
Thunder and lightening
The wind will bash
Worn the limbs
Battered the sail
This path I'm on
I've managed to fail
Rising up
Then back down again
Needle in hand
With a heart to mend
Battle after battle
Loss after loss
Why bother to fight
Does it matter the cost
The storm will come
Tormenting at its will
Maybe this battered soul will be here
Once the storm comes to a still
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