Crimson tears are all I cry
The real ones years ago did die

Crimson tears are all that's left
They came so easy unlike the rest
One day in the early morning along
they came without a warning
Just a few pills and some alcohol
was all it took to hear their call
"Let us out!" I heard them shout
"We'll help you forget without a doubt"
"Come on just give it a try, let
us prove that it's not a lie"

One cut was all it took, there they go
just take a look, crimson tears flowing
like a brook
Gone are the demons that haunted my
soul, replaced by the pain of a
gaping hole.

Now here I sit as the years go by
I want to laugh but can only cry
those crimson tears that just
won't die

Why did I listen to their shouts?
It came so easy without a doubt
"Come on just give it a try, let
us prove that it's not a lie"

Lie they must to gain your trust
By the time you find out it's all
a lie, the crimson tears they will
not die

Gone are the demons that haunted my
soul, replaced by the pain of a
gaping hole???? HELL NO!!
Demons in my soul can not be replaced
by a gaping hole
The only way to let them out, to quiet
their painful screams and shouts is to
face them each and every one; a
painful task that must be done
It won't be quick, it will be slow
It won't be easy but I've got to
let go

The crimson tears I used to cry have
finally now all said good-bye
For how long I do not know
Will they ever again steal the show?
I can only hope they don't come back
and bring another wave of attacks
If they do what will I lack?
Will I have the strength to fight
them back?

Now that I know what I know
as I sit and look back
IF I'd have only avoided
the crimson tears that attacked

IF is a big word with only 2
letters and does nothing in the
way of making things better
So I'll forget about IF
and start thinking about HOW,
HOW to move forward instead
of going back,
praying that next time I
can avoid the attack
The attack of the crimson
tears that have gripped me
so tight for all of these
years