Loyalty’s Sting

I held my tongue

to keep the peace

Bending backwards just to watch you breathe

But every quiet sacrifice I made

Left a bitter taste that wouldn't fade (yeah,

wouldn't fade)

I was loyal to a fault,

down to the wire

Burning up my own house to feed your fire

Now the temperature is starting to rise

(oh, look into my eyes)

When my loyalty

hurts

The ego in me

begins

No more putting you

first

This is where my wall goes up

again

(up again,

yeah)

Now I'm counting up the debt you owe

Funny how a saint turns cold as stone

No more grace to cover up your pride

I'm taking back the pieces you denied

(taking it back, hummmm)

Is it selfish to survive?

To want to feel alive?

When my loyalty hurts The ego in me

begins

No more putting you

first

This is where my wall goes up again

(oh, up again, yeah)

Yeah,

the ego begins...

No more putting you first... (ahhhh)