Axiom - Struck Down

all i can give is what you'd never appreciate
and always for granted is everything i take

can things be like they were before?
where's the point a word becomes a war?

i must seek shelter to escape the light that blinds
i've got to undo and slip away from the ties that bind

strike me down where i stand
because it's wrong i'm who i am
burn it down and smoke me out
don't spare the rod, just strike me down

caught between damnnation and salvation
could i turn my back on all i've ever come to know?

why should i be a pawn or a slave?
what if i choose i will not be saved?

is there a debt over my head, the price of my life?
if i follow in your footsteps then what's the point of mine?
i cannot tell where you end or where i start
because the one thing that binds us together is the one thing that tears us apart

strike me down where i stand
because it's wrong i'm who i am
burn it down and smoke me out
don't spare the rod, just strike me down

i've sinned but i don't want them forgotten or erased
what i call a precious reminder you call a mistake
i live but as long as you're here i'm never free
no one wins, it's neverending and it doesn't stop with me

i will fear you as long as my heart beats
i will feel you as long as my wounds bleed
i need something more to tear and pry
i've got to seperate these ties

all i can give is what you'd never appreciate
and always for granted is everything i take

...because the one thing that binds us together is the one thing that tears us apart