For the limpened corpse that died while trying to fight the evil fight
For the cold, bitter teenager that once so innocent seemed to be
For him -- for you, David, I set your parents free
~*~
We had a bargain; I fulfilled my side of a deal now annulled and gone
And though you broke your word, my word still is strong
And maybe, just maybe, their freedom you can see
For I've fulfilled the bargain, David, and your parents are now free
*~*
I kept my word, traitor, killer, don't you see?
Oh corpse, admit that I was right and hatred is a cheat
For you succumbed to it and I did not and it's my heart that still shall beat
And yours that lies within a grave lacking love and warmth and heat
~*~
Perhaps I am a murderer now and I have not met my goal
But it was your life or ours and so I tainted my soul
Forgive me for committing a deed that I repulsed so much
But my mind within me feels that it tried hard enough
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I tried, oh traitor, this fact you must believe
I tried to let you live despite what you had done to me
Tried to hold onto my innocence and even stay naive
But there's a place to end the struggle between us, don't you see?
~*~
And with this one goodbye that truly is the last
I leave your grave and your freed parents and attempt to forget the past
And forget the murder now on my hands and heart
And yet I do remember, for this crime was on my part