Gladiators
These heavy hearted warriors
With medals on their wrists
These sadness stricken gladiators
The world can not resist.
They fight their daily battles
With reflections of themself
They tuck away their sorrow
Like the books upon a shelf.
They do their best to hide it
The writing on the wall
But even they can’t fight it
When they hear the battle call.
So come my wounded brothers
And my sisters filled with sin
It’s time to face our demons
The war will soon begin.
We have no fear of failure now
Our armor is too strong
It’s made from skin of scar tissue
We’ve been building all along.
So cry your tears of acid
Let them seep into the earth
For every time a brother falls
A sister will give birth.
A crying little baby
With a secret little trick
A mind that’s like a hurricane
But no doctor thinks he’s sick.
So come and join the battle
There’s always room for more
For every day we find someone
Clutching pills upon the floor.
So Rest In Peace to all the friends
I’ve lost along the way
My only hope is when I die
We’ll meet again some day.