The Frayed End Of Sanity

Album: ...And Justice For All (1988)
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  • Never hunger
    Never prosper
    I have fallen prey to failure
    Struggle within
    Triggered again
    Now the candle burns at both ends

    Twisting under schizophrenia
    Falling deep into dementia

    Old habits reappear
    Fighting the fear of fear
    Growing conspiracy
    Everyone's after me
    Frayed ends of sanity
    Hear them calling
    Hear them calling me

    Birth of terror
    Death of much more
    I'm the slave of fear, my captor
    Never warnings

    Spreading its wings
    As I wait for the horror she brings
    Loss of interest, question, wonder
    Waves of fear they pull me under

    Old habits reappear
    Fighting the fear of fear
    Growing conspiracy
    Everyone's after me
    Frayed ends of sanity
    Hear them calling
    Hear them calling me

    Into ruin
    I am sinking
    Hostage of this nameless feeling
    Hell is set free
    Flooded I'll be
    Feel the undertow inside me

    Height, hell, time, haste, terror, tension
    Life, death, want, waste, mass depression

    Old habits reappear
    Fighting the fear of fear
    Growing conspiracy
    Myself is after me
    Frayed ends of sanity
    Hear them calling
    Frayed ends of sanity
    Hear them calling
    Hear them calling me Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Zero from Nowhere, NjMy fav song of 'Justice. I can relate to it as I'm manic-depressive (bipolar). It's also the most complex, as I don't think they've ever performed it live in it's entirety.
  • Syton from Colorado Springs, CoIsn't this called "The Frayed EndS of Sanity"? This is a really cool song by the way.
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