Tonedeff - Behind the Gates (Unreleased Alt Verse) lyrics

Lights out, no reason to fight now
Silence abound
No question my life was in doubt
But, I found a profound sense of peace
As I rise from the crowd
That are crying out loud over the flesh
That still lies on the ground
I’m reminded of how I’ve kinda been righteous
I’m proud that I was just like this
Renowned, the shrine of politeness
The town’s retired fireman
Honoured vet with a likeness
So why’d the power’s abound with a
Mind refined as a wine
Family ties never bonded me
Had a child who was nine when she
Chose her Mom as a parent
Our marriage failing divisively
Visitation and sharing wasn’t
Apparent till privacy

Hit a snag because heroin made
Her mama a pariah, see
When she perished and took
My daughter’s inheritance silently
Least moved to her to an environment
She’s be livin’ in quietly
Sacrificed my whole life to raise her
As pious as I could be
So that she’d enter heaven without
Bias from the highest seat up in the sky
She never grew to see eye to eye with me
Blinded by adolescence
Her passions acted defiantly
Wait! Is my mind in a haze?
Look! I’ve arrived at these gates
I see a figure standing guard
Who invites me to pray