Slight the Odds

I woke up on the edge

I felt my heart ascend

My hands were shaking

I heard that call again

Will hope bleed out the fear

Before I disappear

I'll wait in patience

Until I find it here

Wake me for the cull

If I suffer awake, I'm afraid I won't make the end

Save me for the soul

In a moment forsaken, pray that you take it all

Cut my teeth against the grain

Let me died without the pain

(or live to slight the odds)

Same old trouble after all

Will I go before I fall

(or live to slight the odds)

We thought you made amends

You turned your heart against

Grew up and out of

I found my place in it

I will not die for less

I dug my grave in this

No redefining

I won't be like the rest

Let me die without the pain

Let me face it all the same