The Place I Left Behind

The chains, the fear, the weary strife

I left them all behind, somewhere in a past life

They lurk like shadows, always behind me,

Death comes to life, and visions remind me

And haunt me in my sleepless hours,

And kill me in the dark alleys

I'd sell my soul to arcane powers

If that were sure to set me free

But no peace can be found,

Nor can I ransom my soul,

For my sins drag me down,

And return in the cold

I ran away from everything, but everything ran after me,

And now I don't know where to go to turn the nightmare to a dream

All those things, the woman who was once my wife,

I left them all behind, Somewhere in a past life

And everytime I try to forget,

The memories come to life,

And haunt me in my sleepless hours,

Walking with me on the streets.

I see them every night and day,

The helpless children I betrayed,

And left their mother all alone,

To wander off away from home,

But all those things are dead to me, and though it cuts me like a knife,

I left them all behind, somewhere in a past life

The prison sentence was too long for me to ever hope to return,

And though it was no fault but my own, I know I'll never learn

And though I hope to start anew, so little can I hope

That to my mind all that is gone,

Somewhere in a past life