PARABLES Songtext
von Former Vandal

Crawling out from underneath
There′s a heaviness in me
Only taught to gnash it's teeth
At almost everything

I was frozen, now I′m free
But I still can't move my feet
And the company I keep
Isn't keeping much of me

If I live through this, I′m gold
& If I don′t die now, then, I won't
I′ll rub a little dirt in it and head back home
To lick my wounds alone

Well, if you can't tell, I′m somewhere else
If it's downhill, then I don′t notice
I'm only coasting
And the road is full of parables
I learn, the hard way, those worth knowing
And just keep going, even if it's only coasting


I was blind but I see now
Or something else profound
Kinda like the way that sounds
Or I would, if it left my mouth

Biting my tongue, forgiveness ain′t what I wanted
Prodigal son, I learn how to live without it
Left home, and built my own
To lick my wounds alone

Well, if you can′t tell, I'm somewhere else
If it′s downhill, then I don't notice
I′m only coasting
And the road is full of parables
I learn, the hard way, those worth knowing
And just keep going, even if it's only coasting

(Only coasting, only coasting
Only coasting, oh-oh)

Five steps forward, and four steps back
Hardly hit a hiccup, better hold your breath
Five steps forward, and four steps back
Hardly hit a hiccup, better hold your breath
Five steps forward, and four steps back
Hardly hit a hiccup, better hold your breath