ATW

How long will I pay for the mistakes in my past?

How long will I be enslaved by this sentence you've passed?
We've moved on, and you've said that I was forgiven...
yet I'm constantly reminded of the past and re live it.
If you can't let it go, then why have you held on to me?
I feel as if I am a slave to the past for all eternity...
we would both be better off if you had just let me go,
but now I am in debt to you with my very own soul...
I know I caused pain, but what about my scars?
I mean, since we're digging up bones, let's go dig in your yard.
But why put those burdens on you, you've served your time...
yet still I'm being imprisoned, forever serving mine.
You gave me 25 to life, all I gave was my heart...
yet like a ravenous beast you just tear it apart.
Why cant we let it go, and just start over new?
Although I wear the chains, the opression's on you
So tell me, how many years do I really have left?
Or will I pay for my dirt till the day of my death?
Behind prison walls, there's only so much I can be
so wait to hear “ATW”, the day I'm set free