Die Young - Among The Ruins lyrics

The child's mind was in upheaval The veil of all that he had ever known had been torn to shreds Revealing a world he could not bear to comprehend As paradise is lost the unraveling begins We were born with a static ringing in our ears, innately unaware But innocence becomes the skin we shed just to survive And starry eyes will fade As she comes to grips with the world we have made The holy lies and expectations--the blood, the sweat, the venom of our creation And all the illusions of freedom we can't taste Here we remain chasing mirages into horizons as glory fades Clinging to the carca** of lost love, because hope is all we have Pa**ed through the corridor Innocence at it's end As we walk among the ruins The ruins live within