Memories (Trauma Took Them)

[Verse 1 ]
Hello? Anybody home?
Just echoing silence and feeling alone
Goodbye. Memories fade.
Trauma took them to some other place 

Like a picture burned in the sun
a blurry face it’s never enough 
a story’s told that I should know
But all I remember is being alone 

[Pre-Chorus - Vocals increase in intensity]
Something's missing from my head…
A piece of myself, I thought it was dead…
But it's gone now, it's just a space…
I can't remember, such a waste

[Chorus]
BLANK SLATE! Wiped clean, memories erased!
BLANK SLATE! a ghost without a face!
BLANK SLATE! burnt film, history's replaced!
BLANK SLATE! A dark empty space !

[Verse 2]
They say I cried, they say I screamed
They talk about a monster so it seemed
An its just a rumor in the dark
no memories left, just marks

Did I beg? Did I fucking forget?
Did I live a life full of regret?
Is this protection, is this a cage?
An empty, shredded, ruined page?

[Pre-Chorus - Vocals increase in intensity]
The feelings surface, but have no name…
A phantom bruise, a growing flame…
The anger speaks, but the reason's gone…
A childhood stolen, a broken bond!!

[Chorus]
BLANK SLATE! Wiped clean, memories erased!
BLANK SLATE! a ghost without a face!
BLANK SLATE! burnt film, history's replaced!
BLANK SLATE! A dark empty space !

[Bridge]
I see the cracks in the glass…
What if I force it? Can I push past?
What if it breaks, what’s left  inside?
What if the monster is nowhere to hide?

[Breakdown]
(Trauma, trauma)
(Forget the past!!)
(Broken, broken)
(Shattered glass!!)

[Chorus]
BLANK SLATE! Wiped clean, memories erased!
BLANK SLATE! a ghost without a face!
BLANK SLATE! burnt film, history's replaced!
BLANK SLATE! A dark empty space !

[Outro]
...blank slate…
...memories erased…

Nu metal, alternative rock, post hardcore, male, industrial rock, punishing breakdown, heavy drums