Tread Lightly

Album: Once More Round the Sun (2014)
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  • Thru the ages
    All the weary and the blind
    Facing the unknown
    Off the venom
    A center our lives
    Knowing not your own is unwise
    And I will return for more
    The light will lead you ashore

    Paralyzed by
    Paralyzed by
    Paralyzed by thorn inside

    To the angel
    Breathing on me from the right
    A guilt you'll never know

    From the devil
    Staring from the left hand side
    Souls to animal
    Recede your eyes
    Sulk in disgust

    When there is doubt look to the obvious
    And I'll decide what you will pay
    Changing your mind seals our fate

    Paralyzed by
    Paralyzed by
    Paralyzed by thorn inside

    Open your eyes
    Take a deep breath and return to life
    Wake up and fight
    Fight for the love and the burning light

    Open your eyes
    Take a deep breath and return to life
    Wake up and fight
    Fight for the love and the burning light Writer/s: BRANN TIMOTHY DAILOR, TROY JAYSON SANDERS, WILLIAM BREEN KELLIHER, WILLIAM BRENT HINDS
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Mortarmasiah from UsmcTread Lightly is Mastodons best song. I wish they had more of an explanation of the meaning of the lyrics. it's by far one of my favorite songs. To me it's about the unfair judgement of God and the dark sins of man. and to be careful of your actions in life or burn. and that the scales are already tipped to damnation.
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