I've wanted this all along A concrete beating heart A landscape I can bleed up-on This dark city my breeding ground Nails within the darkened sand Artificial light ascends Clarity of vision breaks the shackling of days ahead Taken from the Solace of home Veins reclaimed by hardened stone Take me from my solace This dark city's mine again I've wanted this all along This dark city my breeding ground The Streets are whispering The hope is in my veins Clawing and deprived, A hopeful heart will waste Every moment of precious time Helpless as I watch my dreams divide I've wanted this all along? A concrete beating heart A landscape I can bleed upon This dark city my breeding ground Artificial light ascends The path of which my heart accepts