ruins
Alerion Lyrics

You know the place where eagles soar
You know that place of liberation and freedom, where you are unstoppable and unbreakable

They feel the distance, love the distance
Eagles experience the joys of distance and freedom as it is the place they feel most alive

You know the place we used to stand
You are aware of the place where we used to stand together, united and strong

Together hand in hand
We were once united and invincible, hand in hand we used to stand

In all these years I never thought I'd dread the distance, hate the distance
Through all these years of being alone, I’ve learned to hate and dread the emptiness and isolation that comes with distance

You clipped my wings, oh how I long to flee the distance, disrespect disappointment, disconnect, you hold me back!
You have cut off my freedom and confined me in a loveless bond that has led me to feel disappointed and disrespected. I long to be free of this emotional imprisonment that ties me down and holds me back

I loved the man I dreamed of when I looked into your eyes
I had visions of the perfect man I wanted to be with when I first looked into your eyes

But now I know I hate the man you are
Now I see the real you and detest the person you have become

Dislocated reasons feed our discontented minds
Our unhappiness is due to the faulty reasons we use to explain our problems

This dissonance has long turned into warfare
Our disagreements have turned into a fierce and prolonged battle between us

So now I'm burning bridges, tearing down your towers now, tearing pages, burning down the ruins of our life
I am severing all ties with you and destroying everything we built together, leaving nothing for us to return to

I fought for you, I bled for you, rejoiced in all I said to you
I have given so much of myself fighting for you, believing in you and supporting you

Believed you, swallowed every little lie, you tore my feathers one by one
I trusted you fully and believed every lie you told me only for you to destroy me slowly, stripping me of my power

But now you're done, oh now I'm gone, this mutilated bird will learn to fly
Your time is up and I am leaving, despite feeling broken and mutilated, I will learn how to fly again

But first I'm burning bridges, seething anger is consumed, cleansed within the fire of my burning bridges, scoured clean and burned to dust
I will release all my anger and hatred by destroying every part of us and everything that represents our past relationship, purging myself in the process

Wreathed in shadows I revel in the ashes of my life
I will immerse myself in the dark shadows of my life and celebrate the complete destruction of it all

The bridge is gone, the path is set, all letters sent, no words unsaid
Our connection is forever severed, the journey forward is clear, all our communication concluded and there are no words left unsaid

New chance to soar, new leash on life, come what may, I know I will survive
With everything now behind me, I am ready for a new start, a new lease on life, no matter what comes my way, I know I will survive

When all is done I know I'm still alive
When everything else has been destroyed, I know that I am still alive