Defender lyrics by August Burns Red

Guardians tracklist

released 2020 via
1. The narrative
2. Bones
3. Paramount
4. Defender lyrics
5. Lighthouse
6. Dismembered memory
7. Ties that bind
8. Bloodletter
9. Extinct by instinct
10. Empty heaven
11. Three fountains

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 wrapped in empathy, like a hurricane passing over a calming sea
Righteous wrath wrapped in empathy, like a forest fire spreading through the pouring rain

I would do anything to make it through, but it takes two
One is me, the other's you
I would do anything to make it through, but it takes you

Righteous wrath wrapped in empathy, like a hurricane passing over a calming sea
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 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, but it takes two
One is me the other is you
I would do anything to make it through, but it takes you

A friend defends the one he loves
In all things 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