Echoes
Secondhand Saints Lyrics

Is this what you've built, on your darkest day
Have you created this current situation on your worst day, when everything seemed hopeless?

First we cursed, now all we do is pray
Initially, we expressed anger and frustration, but now we only rely on prayer as a means of hope and solace

We pay the price with a currency we don't possess
We suffer the consequences using resources and abilities we don't actually possess

Cheating and lying to pass the test of life
Engaging in dishonesty and deceit in order to succeed in the challenges life presents

To break or to bend
Deciding whether to resist or conform to external pressures

Praying to god to have mercy in the end
Appealing to a higher power for forgiveness and mercy in the final outcome

The echoes surround me
The reverberations of past actions or words envelop and affect me

As do all the ashes of the bridges burned
The remnants of the relationships and connections destroyed by our actions are still present and influencing our current state

The walls that compound me
The barriers that confine and enclose me

Are speaking in tongues that can't be heard
These barriers communicate in a language that cannot be understood or interpreted

I wish you could see me
I desire for you to perceive the true essence of my being

Look further than all the games, all the games we play
Delve deeper beyond the manipulations and deceptions we engage in

There's no one to free me
There is no one capable of liberating me from these circumstances

This is the monster I became
This is the negative and destructive person I have transformed into

The eyes in the mirror, stare back in an endless void
When I look at my reflection, all I see is an empty abyss

Burn in the flames, but the ashes feel so cold
While suffering in the consequences, I still feel a deep inner emptiness

After all you destroyed
Following the destruction caused by you

I blame myself for buying every lie that you sold
I hold myself accountable for believing and accepting all the falsehoods you presented

And as we look further to find who we really are
As we search deeper to discover our true identities

Look me in the eyes
Directly confront me and see the depths within

These band-aid solutions have left us all scarred
Temporary fixes and superficial remedies have resulted in permanent emotional wounds for all of us

This is who we are
This is our true nature and identity

You're making monsters out of saints
Your actions and influence are turning good and virtuous individuals into dysfunctional and damaged beings

Drowning
Feeling overwhelmed and consumed by negative emotions

I feel so lost in the waves of the open sea
I experience a profound sense of confusion and aimlessness amidst life's unpredictable circumstances

Doubting
Experiencing uncertainty and skepticism

In search of the person who's really me
Seeking to discover one's true and authentic self

They're making monsters out of saints
Others are transforming righteous and virtuous individuals into damaged and dysfunctional beings