Buried Alive
Avenged Sevenfold? Lyrics

Take the time just to listen
Pause and pay attention

When the voices screaming are much too loud
When outside pressure becomes overwhelming

Take a look in the distance
Find perspective in the big picture

Try and see it all
Strive to understand the world around you

Chances are that you might find
It's likely that others feel the same as you

That we share a common discomfort now
We all face struggles in life

I feel I'm walking a fine line
I'm close to a breaking point

Tell me only if it's real
Only share genuine information with me

Still I'm on my way
I'm persevering despite challenges

(On and on it goes)
The struggle continues

Vacant hope to take
Looking for some shred of positivity to hold onto

Hey, I can't live in here for another day
I can't continue to feel trapped and powerless

Darkness has kept the light concealed
Feeling hopeless and disconnected from hope

Grim as ever
Still a miserable situation

Hold onto faith as I dig another grave
Clutching onto hope while facing adversity

Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel
Others are still caught up in the cyclical nature of life

Real as ever
The situation is truly dire

And it seems I've been buried alive
Feeling stuck and buried in despair

I walked the fields through the fire
Endured intense hardship

Taking steps until I found solid ground
Continuing to move forward until finding stability

Followed dreams reaching higher
Chased aspirations despite setbacks

Couldn't survive the fall
Failed and experienced intense consequences

Much has changed since the last time
Everything feels different now

And I feel a little less certain now
Doubting past decisions and current direction

You know I jumped at the first sign
I acted impulsively and without caution

Memories seem to fade
Recollections of past events are becoming less vivid

Wash my view away
My perspective is getting clouded

And I'm chained like a slave
Feeling trapped and powerless to change my situation

Trapped in the dark
Feeling isolated and alone

Slammed all the locks
My options are limited and opportunities are barred

Death calls my name
Feeling like circumstances are leading to a dark end

Take you down now
Taking control and defeating you

Burn it all out
Destroying everything and starting anew

Throw you all around
Wreaking havoc and causing chaos

Get your fucking hands off me!
Refusing to be controlled or manipulated

What's it feel like?
Asking how it feels to be on the losing end

Took the wrong route
Decisions were made that led to failure and negative consequences

Watch it fall apart
Seeing everything crumble and disintegrate

Now you're knockin' at the wrong gate
Attempting to get into a group or situation that no longer exists

For you to pay the toll
There's a personal cost or price to pay for your actions

A price for you alone
You'll be the only one to make amends or suffer the consequences

The only deal you'll find
This is the only option available to you

I'll gladly take your soul
Taking pleasure in your downfall and suffering

While it seems sick
Despite how it appears, it's the right thing to do

Sober up quick
Acknowledge reality and snap out of denial

Psycho lunatic
Mentally unstable and deranged

Crushing you with hands of fate
Destiny or fate is the driving force behind one's failure

Shame to find out when it's too late
Discovering the truth or consequences only after the damage is done

But you're all the same
Showing disdain for those who made similar mistakes

Trapped inside inferno awaits
Stuck in a hellish predicament with no end in sight

Evil thoughts can hide
Negative, harmful thoughts can be disguised or hidden

I'll help release the mind
Encouraging others to confront their negative thoughts and emotions

I'll peel away the skin
Exposing the true self or true motivations

Release the dark within
Face and address negative or harmful emotions

This is now your life
This is the current reality

Strike you from the light
Cutting ties with positivity or a better situation

Die buried alive
Living in a state of despair and without hope