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When I set out on this journey

I thought it would never end

When I started down that road

I could not see the end

And when I took that first step

I fell in so deep

And all those things that were so hard-won

I thought I would always keep



Now what do you think I see

Standing like a wall in front of me

Defeat, not victory

Defeat, not victory

Defeat, not victory



Chorus:

So what are you going to do? Die?

No

You gonna lay down and die?

No

I will not admit defeat

I will not admit defeat

I will see victory



Pride and deceit

Have choked my life like weeds

And I lost sight of what I really had

What I really need

And all the things I should've valued

I gave away for a prayer and a song

And now when I reach out for them

They are gone



Now you know what I see

Standing in front of me

Like a headstone

A fucking monument to human misery

Defeat, not victory

Defeat, not victory

Defeat, not victory



Chorus



Do I have any friends here?

I can't see

Are any of my friends here?

I can't see

What about you?

Will you be a friend to me?

What about you?

Will you be a friend to me?



I've got a question to ask you

And then you can ask it of me

It's a simple request

And then you can make it of me



Can you forgive me?



Can you see what will be?

Is it victory?



Now I can't show you all the things I've seen

And I can't make you feel anything

Certainly not what they meant to me

And someday I know, no matter how hard we try

We are all going to have to lay down and die

So maybe I should just tell you

What I hope and believe

For every defeat there will be a victory

For every defeat there will be a victory

In defeat, victory