The Toll It Takes

Lyrics for The Toll It Takes

There's a sentence they gave me Then one that remains unchanging Like skin that's burnt by frost, it'll peel if I pull away It hurts to hold or let go as I'm trying to sustain Like feeling hunger pangs and eating bone to stay alive It tears me apart inside, but it seems like the better way to get by Like a broken hourglass, they fell Cutting sand through my fingers down the deepest well I know the toll it takes But I won't let you go The past I can't replace is all that you'll ever know There is no turning back I can't fix what I broke The past I can't replace is all that you'll ever know You're a part of me that I may never be able to repair Like a lung that's collapsed I'll always know that you're still there Always surrounding my heart Even if it rejects air I know the toll it takes But I won't let you go The past I can't replace is all that you'll ever know There is no turning back I can't fix what I broke The past I can't replace is all that you'll ever know The true sentence I still face is one I brought upon myself Lost in a dark cell They said it's easiest Just to numb yourself and let go But these open wounds will forever feel fresh And I refuse to let them close yet I know the toll it takes But I won't let you go The past I can't replace is all that you'll ever know There is no turning back I can't fix what I broke The past I can't replace is all that you'll ever know I know the toll it takes But I won't let you go