I open my eyes, but I still manage to dream
This cold bathroom floor, now just feels like home to me
I stumble to the mirror, and I naturally start to clean
But my body's scorned with marks, that say "these aren't the last lines that I'll see.."
So please cut this string, attached to my wrists
Buried in my shaking palm, I hold this evil in my fist
I relive my pain, with every scar
It's a battle field of memories, that just won't go away, for me....
This world has tied me down, and the knot keeps tightening
Cause I'm just a puppet, dangling from this breaking string
But maybe I'll turn, this blade the other way
And roll up my sleeves to let the scars show my mistakes
You couldn't make the cut, so now you'll make this cut....
I can't breath, I'm in need, where's my crimson savior?
No I won't crawl back just to bleed,
Forgive me, I promise i'll stay clean [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/j/jamestown_story/if_you_live_by_the_sword_you_die_by_the_sword.html ]
If You Live By The Sword, You Die By The Sword meanings
by Unregistered on May 9th 2012 5:37 pm
This song means a lot to me. The line "you couldn't make the cut, so now youll make this cut" took me a while to understand but now i do. To me it means; you couldnt live up to their expectations so now you will cut yourself.
by Unregistered on Oct 20th 2011 8:44 pm
I know how you feel, i've cut myself for almost 3 years now and i say i'll quit but i keep going back to it over and over again. Know it isn't just you, i know at least 14 people who have cut themselves and tried to end it all. Know there is hope and there are people willing to talk to you if you ever feel the need. The most important thing is finding the strength to open up and trust someone enough to share everything you've been feeling. Check out twloha is you haven't already.
Im cutter. This song is exactly how i feel some times. Ive passed out on the bathroom floor from blood loss more times then i can count. Im absolutely covered in scars, and no one knows. I cant tell anyone because they'll think im 'emo' and just want attention. Thats not true, my father disowned me three years ago, at the beginning of 6th grade. And my best friend killed himself around the same time because i couldnt help him. I know how wrong it is but, i just cant stop. It feels so good, and it lets me get through the day. It keeps me dead enough that im not consumed with pain and self hate. Maybe im the only one, maybe not. But songs like this help me so much.