To all the ones who stabbed our backs 
with words of doubt and faith to match 
you left us sullen, we rose above 
just in time 
the capricious fuel the fire 
the kindred tow the line 
we take it on the chin 
rewind and start again 
we waded through the mire 
we slashed and set on fire 
we always saw it coming 
had your number 
to all the ones who shifted blame 
to dreams of higher resolution 
we called your bluff, called you out 
dropped you at sunrise 
you are the flames whose fires barely burned 
whose wicks left as cinder long ago 
we offered you our dreams with opened arms 
wasn't enough, so good riddance