Deja Vu

His eye found
Me on the second take with his emerald gaze
It's a backbone conspiracy
And I'm beginning to think I've been played
That proud sound had left me limiting less
Avoiding every last one
Do you see how bright I burn?
Now you got a good look, so I'm blinding you out

Says
Don't run away
You play the game the way you've always known
Disintegrate your hesitation and listen to me!

I'd come crawling
Through the dirt if I believed
There was an ounce of me
I could swear had been here before

Too many years I've waited for someone to let me be
And now it's come to my attention - who's a safer bet than me?
All of those years resenting, running away for a place to hide
This is the turning point -- I'll take my life, I'll take what's mine

(Wait! Wait! He's still not done!)
A bit short of a warrior, but I'm out front
Taking on all the bigger acts while a sinister voice from inside
Decides how many times I've been abandoned
Is that enough to keep him satisfied?
Am I the one to blame if I use his name?

I'd come crawling
Through the dirt if I believed
There was an ounce of me
I could swear had been here before, no
And if the Sun won't set
In spite of everything
Then I will bring the Eventide

Speak no evil of stone-cold anthems
Taken halfway and weighed all anchors
Daylight drained, and swallowed pride
Caught in lonely
Eventide!