Frayed Lyrics

The ribbons are frayed
 on the mask that you made


it was bidden and paid for by love,


And thereʼs something unkind


in the way that you tried
 to steal the moon from the stars up above

Iʼm not afraid of this masquerade
 though itʼs something Iʼve become sick of.

This heaven you trade 
will be measured and weighed 
in lament of the frail mourning dove

And Iʼm not allowed to reap the regard the reward the wish

And Iʼm not allowed to not play the game


But I never vowed to forever take my aim and miss
And Iʼm not your shame

Iʼm not your blame

Integrity strayed
 on that aching crusade 
it was hidden in a labor of love


No one was paid and the prison we made 
was nothing we could be proud of.

The dragon was slayed but the fire remained
and it burnt all the sad songs of love

We felt the shame for crumbs that we laid
 as an offer to all the unsung

And weʼre not allowed to reap the regard the reward the wish

And weʼre not allowed to not play the game


But I never vowed to forever take my aim and miss


And Iʼm not your shame

Iʼm not your pain

The arrows were aimed
 at a lifetime charade 
and shattered the last trace of love.

Poisoned by rage the alliance decayed
 til nothing was left to speak of

Feeling unswayed I knelt and prayed and the sweet holy hand of God


in a tender cascade made light out of shade,
burned straight to the heart of the rod

Iʼm not afraid to reap the regard the reward the wish

And Iʼm not afraid to not play the game


And I never vowed to forever take my aim and miss, Iʼve flown the frame

Iʼm not your blame Iʼm not the same