Defender - August Burns Red

Tonight I saw a father’s love, in waves, start to rise

I will not stand by and watch what I made be demonized

He insists you dug a hole, a hole of bitterness

A rock and a hard place sounds easy, compared to this

Righteous wrath

Righteous wrath, wrapped in empathy

Like a hurricane

Passing over a calming sea

Righteous wrath

Righteous wrath, wrapped in empathy

Like a forest fire

Spreading through the pouring rain

I would do anything to make it through (To make it through)

But it takes two

One is me, the other’s you

I would do anything to make it through (To make it through)

But it takes you

Righteous wrath

Righteous wrath, wrapped in empathy

Like a hurricane

Passing over a calming sea

Righteous wrath

Righteous wrath, wrapped in empathy

Like a forest fire

Spreading through the pouring rain

The ones who know what’s best are the best to have around

An understanding man doing the best he can to comprehend

A voice that shakes, that shakes as he calms the quake

We need a defender who bends so we don’t break

There is no judge

I am the jury and the defendant

The gavel has no hand

Who will deliver the sentence?

Bitterness has no end

I would do anything to make it through (To make it through)

But it takes two

One is me, the other’s you

I would do anything to make it through (To make it through)

But it takes you

A friend defends the one he loves

In all things love, love transcends

I need a defender

A voice that shakes to calm the quake

I need a defender who bends and breaks in my place