His eye found
Me on the second take with his emerald gaze
It's a backbone conspiracy
And I'm beginning to think I've been played
That proud sound had left me limiting less
Avoiding every last one
Do you see how bright I burn?
Now you got a good look, so I'm blinding you out

Says, "don't run away;
You play the game the way you've always known
Disintegrate your hesitation and listen to me!"

I'd come crawling
Through the dirt if I believed
There was an ounce of me
I could swear had been here before

Too many years I've waited for someone to let me be
And now it's come to my attention - who's a safer bet than me?
All of those years resenting, running away for a place to hide
This is the turning point -- I'll take my life, I'll take what's mine

(Wait! Wait! He's still not done!)
A bit short of a warrior, but I'm out front
Taking on all the bigger acts while a sinister voice from inside
Decides how many times I've been abandoned
Is that enough to keep him satisfied?
Am I the one to blame if I use his name?
I'd come crawling
Through the dirt if I believed
There was an ounce of me
I could swear had been here before, no
And if the sun won't set
In spite of everything
Then I will bring the Eventide

Speak no evil of stone cold anthems
Taken halfway and weighed all anchors
Daylight drained, and swallowed pride
Caught in lonely
-- Eventide!