Jake Scott - Truth Be Told lyrics

There's nothing good within me If I'm honest And If I'm honest, there are times I will try To dress up all my darkness And make it seem like it was light All along But it's a lie If truth be told, I'm nothing On my own The only thing I know for sure Is that I don't know a thing To be sure If you only knew What I've been prone to do You'd run far and fast away From me, Oh God Hear my plea Cause all I see Is this darkness that is buried Within me So darling don't dare trust me If I say I'm ok If truth be told, I do the things That I hate everyday Anyway If ever I may think Myself to be more than a wretched man Forgive me, and please don't let me Ruin myself once again with these chains That I cannot sever I'll do whatever it takes just to make sure My head stays above This water that is filling my lungs If only I could do The good I want to do I'd leave this place forever And I would never Turn back around just to fight this old war Because I'm broken and I'm begging For something more