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Hold you to the fire

from empower by FULL SCALE RIOT

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lyrics

Beaten to submission just to prove you wrong.
Not to prove that I belong.
Hold you to the fire just to watch you burn.
To shed light on what you think you've earned.
Denying me!
Smiling in my face while you plot to deceive.
These are not the values in which friendship is made.
That's why I feel betrayed.

Every time I look at, 
the lines upon my face.
Wasted time on loyalty, 
wasted years can't be replaced.
But now that I know that I've never had a choice,
you may take my memories,  
but you'll never steal my voice.
 
Hold you to the fire watch you burn. 
And make you see. 
That those memories belong to me.
You tried to erase everything without a trace. 
You smile at me with a guise of loyalty. 

Every time I look at, 
the lines upon my face.
Wasted time on loyalty, 
wasted years can't be replaced.
But now that I know that I've never had a choice,
you may take my memories,  
but you'll never steal my voice.

As time goes by and I get older it makes me realize that I am loyal to a fault. 
Selfless enough to let things slide.
Strong enough to swallow my pride. 
I will no longer be the clown. 
Nor will I be pushed around.
Now I hold you to the fire, 
to see through you, 
or to watch you burn.

Fire scorching ground.
Turning smiles back into frowns.
No bridges will be burned.
As far as I'm concerned.
I'm lifted to higher ground.
Because I know I've done my part,
If you seek atonement…
You'll find friendship in my heart.

Every time I look at, 
the lines upon my face.
Wasted time on loyalty, 
wasted years can't be replaced.
But now that I know that I've never had a choice,
you may take my memories,  
but you'll never steal my voice.

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from empower, released July 9, 2017
Featuring Tsarina Romanoff

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