wasting away

Lyrics

I preach that sweet gospel of freedom, Lord
But I'm locked in these chains of a lie
Yeah, I preach that sweet gospel of freedom
Still I'm bound by the lie I deny
Squander every hour the good Lord gave me
Just inventin' new ways to die
Verse 2
Forgot who I was in the mornin'
Now I'm the man I swore I'd never be
Right before my eyes my whole life splintered
Fell flat on my face in the dirt, can't you see
Chased them vain imaginations in haste
Now I'm wastin' away, fading into the void, mercy me
Chorus
I'm a dead man walkin', Lord, dead man walkin'
Risin' from the grave just to die again
Dead man walkin', yeah, dead man walkin'
Strangled by the hands that plowed yesterday's field of sin
I ain't usin' these hands that's writin' this song
I'm loopin' a rope for tomorrow's pain
Verse 3
The worm keeps on eatin' my today
While the chains I forged are pullin' me down
Decisions I made in the heat of the moment
Now they're draggin' this body 'round and 'round
I held the plow with calloused hands
But them same hands stranglin' me slow
Bridge
Yeah... I arise up from the grave every mornin'
Just a dead man stumblin' through the day
Only to fall back down, die a little more
And wake up to do it all the same way
Final Chorus
Dead man walkin', Lord have mercy, dead man walkin'
Risin' just to die and die again
These chains I made with my own two hands
Gonna bury me deep where the sun don't shine
I'm wastin' away... fadin' away...
Into the waitin' void... amen