Pain Of Salvation

Looking at you I see her face
Through all these years, just waiting
It all catches up to you when you slow down
I'm back in that yard, tasting that shame
Of pushing her down, Of kids and her games
...their strongholds
We had a bigger world - we had a better view
I guess I never fully realized then
What she lost when I cut that loss
So she filled the void with unearthly friends
Voices of hers - greater... than us
We had a bigger world - we had a better view
I wish she'd never told us about her voices
We were strong, we were much too strong
Never forgive - never forget
We picked and pierced, we ripped and we tore