Lyrics

When I set out on this journey I thought it would never end When I started down that road I could not see the end And when I took that first step I fell in so deep And all those things that were so hard-won I thought I would always keep Now what do you think I see standing like a wall in front of me Defeat, not victory Defeat, not victory Defeat, not victory [Chorus:] So what are you going to do? Die? No you gonna lay down and die? No I will not admit defeat I will not admit defeat I will see victory Pride and deceit have choked my life like weeds And I lost sight of what I really had what I really need And all the things I should've valued I gave away for a prayer and a song And now when I reach out for them they are gone Now you know what I see standing in front of me Like a headstone a fucking monument to human misery Defeat, not victory Defeat, not victory Defeat, not victory [Chorus] Do I have any friends here? I can't see Are any of my friends here? I can't see What about you? Will you be a friend to me? What about you? Can you mean something to me? I've got a question to ask you and then you can ask it of me It's a simple request and then you can make it of me Can you forgive me? Can you forgive me? Can you forgive me? Can you see what will be? Is it victory? Now I can't show you all the things I've seen And I can't make you feel anything Certainly not what they meant to me And someday I know, no matter how hard we try We are all going to have to lay down and die So maybe I should just tell you what I hope and believe For every defeat there will be a victory For every defeat there will be a victory in defeat Victory