Tears I Hate To Cry

These haunted dreams which I've held dear

are ghosts within my mind

Reminding me of better days

in another place and time

But I can't escape the tortured past

with all these vivid thoughts

While everything explodes inside

from all the pain it's wrought

I've tried to leave them in the past

but failed another try

So I embrace the hurt and pain

with tears I hate to cry

I've asked the Lord to take my life

but still I roam these halls

A shell of who I use to be

just memories on the wall

So all that I look forward to

is finally being free

To take my final breath I feel

that's all that's left for me