Empty Handed

I saw time fly by through my tarnished eyes
How did I come up so much shorter
I felt it slip away from me
But time is lost on those who falter

I know I can't hide for much longer
But how do I explain my choices
Cause when it came down to me and you
I just bit off way more than I could chew

I can't just feign my own absence
Surrounded by serpents eyes
I sift through the mist
And I question where my faith lies

On my knees outside the gates
But it took me too long to too restore my faith
I was always doomed once I fell from grace

Mislay built on my reputation
I was always the black sheep
Is this what it came to?
There's just so much more shit that you never fuckin knew

Swallowed me whole
Sick of hearing the 'same old shit'
Between me and you I was stranded
I guess I come up empty handed