AN: This one was written by Backbeat about her cousin, Ratchet (read Scars of Time). He made a promise to his older brother, Whiplash, to protect his siblings. When Whiplash died, Ratchet kept his promise. Backbeat thinks he kept it a little too well.
This Burden is Not Yours Alone
This one's kind of fast, but not really in a rock style.
You build up your rough exterior,
Always seeming strong and focused
When on the interior
You are completely and utterly totaled
Why do you fight me so?
Why do you wish to bear this
All on your own?
I just want you to know
That I will always be here,
This burden is not yours alone
You never accepted my offers
Of assistance and concern,
You just waved them off like a good soldier,
But I knew that it was in your broken promises you swam
Why do you fight me so?
Why do you wish to bear this
All on your own?
I just want you to know
That I will always be here,
This burden is not yours alone
I hope you remember
Some cycle when everything is in ruins
And you say you don't need my help any further
That I will always be there no matter the lies you feed me filled with illusions
Why do you fight me so?
Why do you wish to bear this
All on your own?
I just want you to know
That I will always be here,
This burden is not yours alone
