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THE BURDENS OF A BEAST

THINGS I LOVE THE MOST
THINGS I NEED THE LEAST
WEIGH UPON MY SOUL
THE BURDENS OF A BEAST

I HOLD MY TREASURE CLOSE
THE DIRT BENEATH MY FEET
SINKIN’ DEEP AND LOW
IN THE MID-DAY HEAT

CARRY ME A WAYS
I AM WEARYIN’
BURNING IN THIS BLAZE
IN A QUICKER SAND

THESE OLD ROADS FEEL DEAD
WHERE THE SUN ONCE SHONE
THERE’S NO REST AHEAD
UNTIL MY BURDEN’S GONE

WHEN THIS HEAVY LOAD
IS FINALLY LIFTED FREE
WHEN THE BREATH OF LIFE
RETURNS AGAIN TO ME

CARRY ME A WAYS
I AM WEARYIN’
BURNING IN THIS BLAZE
IN A QUICKER SAND

THINGS I LOVE THE MOST
THINGS I NEED THE LEAST
WEIGH UPON MY SOUL
THE BURDENS OF A BEAST

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HEAVEN’S REMAINS

I WAS AMBITIOUS
MY BLOOD WAS COLD WATER
MY BROW POURED WITH SWEAT WHEN IT RAINED
THE HEAT THAT CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD NEVER BURNED
LIKE MY PASSION FOR HEAVEN’S REMAINS

I LIVED IN A MANSION
DOWN SOUTH BY THE BEACHES
WHERE THE MONEY TAKES DIFFERENT NAMES
A PORSCHE IN THE DRIVE AND A PORCH WITH A SIGN
THAT SAID “WELCOME TO HEAVEN’S REMAINS”

WHERE THERE’S NOTHIN’ TO LOSE
AND NOTHIN’ TO GAIN
THERE’S NOTHIN’ AT ALL
BUT A MOURNFUL REFRAIN
PARADISE IS A SONG
PRIDE ACHES TO RECALL
EVERY DREAM OF ITS OWN
A FAR CRY FROM HOME
HEAVEN’S REMAINS

WHEN I RETURN
TO THE ASHES AND MUD
WHEN THE DUST COMES TO SLEEP IN MY VEINS
THERE SHOULD BE A QUOTE ON MY TOMBSTONE ENGRAVED
THAT SAYS “GOOD-BY TO HEAVEN’S REMAINS”

WHERE THERE’S NOTHIN’ TO LOSE
AND NOTHIN’ TO GAIN
THERE’S NOTHIN’ AT ALL
BUT A MOURNFUL REFRAIN
PARADISE IS A SONG
PRIDE ACHES TO RECALL
EVERY DREAM OF ITS OWN
A FAR CRY FROM HOME
HERE IN HEAVEN’S REMAINS

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