I am the brightest optimist
I am the darkest cynic
I am a diamond in the rough
I am a gold plated crown of thorns
I am the underdog
I am the overlord
I am a million redemptions
And a billion broken dreams
I've killed for applause
I've killed for silence
I've breathed life into existence
I've built death a place to rest
I am streets paved with gold
I am gold lined with tears
I am refining fire
I am hell's matchbox
I am the truth
I am the lies told to protect it
I am every soul that found purpose in defending me
I am the generation that they left behind to do it
