WHY MUST I WALK THIS EARTH?
I LIVE THIS PLAGUE, DOOMED AT BIRTH.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED MY MOTHER'S WOMB.
MY BODY SERVES AS MY TOMB.
LOOKING AROUND ME I CAN'T DESCRIBE IN WORDS,
MY WISHFUL FEELINGS TO HAVE NEVER GONE THROUGH BIRTH.
CURSE OF LIFE, WAIT FOR DEATH.
PRAYING FOR MY LAST BREATH.
STRANGLE MY YOUNG BODY WITH THAT CORD.
NO NEED FOR ME TO HAVE BEEN BORN.
GASPING FOR AIR, WAITING TO DIE.
MY INFANTILE BODY SHOULD NEVER HAVE GAINED LIFE.
CURSE OF LIFE, WAIT FOR DEATH.
PRAYING FOR MY LAST BREATH.
credits
from Improvise & Survive,
released May 31, 2013
Lyrics written by C.D. (originally from Demo 2009).
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