Seems like forever, like forever
Since I tore myself apart
And left my friends in the wake
Of countless tears
And fading life,
When I couldn't seem to grasp the life I lead
And the lives I touch it's one year on now,

One year on, one year on
Still I [bad word] with the same demons
I shed as I laid there
Lost in my head, lost in my head
Lost in this [bad word] hospital bed...
I'm not the same man, and I don't dare try,
Try to uncover all the darkness that I hide
It's like my demons are my lovers…

But I've got friends
By my side
I've got hope
In my eyes
And dreams to aspire to
And the world to watch below

And death won't be my lover
I've got so much left to give
And take my life with subtle steps
Instead of not wanting all that is left…

Instead of trying to take my own life
It's one year on
And I am stronger -
I want to live much longer
Not grow old and bitter
And jaded and not hate what life gave me
And let the fear wash away
And let the demons blunt their claws
On a life that's full of mistakes
But always searching for much more.

I won't die defeated
(I won't die defeated)
(I won't die defeated)
(I won't die...)

'cause I've got friends
By my side
I've got hope
In my eyes
And dreams to aspire to
And the whole wide world to watch below…

And death won't be my lover
I've got so much left to give
And take my life with subtle steps
Instead of not wanting all that is left…

And death won't be my lover
I've got so much left to give
And take my life with subtle steps
Instead of not wanting all that is left…