Night it comes upon us Some feel fear but some invite it in The bitter taste of sin Some for shelter seek Others take it on, embrace the pain Or go insane The choice is only yours to make Trapped under a wall And if they tear it down I won't be guarded anymore I'm battered to the core Under this wall But all the weight I feel It makes it real I can't restore I'm broken to the core There's a man he walks Full of life he waits for luck to come Luck's not for everyone She drowns in all her shame A victim of the choices that she's made The price she's paid We walk on mile stones that we've laid Trapped under a wall And if they tear it down I won't be guarded anymore I'm battered to the core Under this wall But all the weight I feel It makes it real I can't restore I'm broken to the core What am I if I'm not born to die? What are you if you don't try? We're the paths and the crosswords that we take The choice is only yours to make