Whitewashed Tomb Songtext
von As I Lay Dying

Your illusion of kindness
The delusion that you′ve healed to move on
Virtue signaling your reasons
But avoidance is a symptom of the unresolved

Unresolved

Are you even aware of what is truly at play?
(Are you even aware)
Are you able to see (are you able to see)
The parts of you that wither away?

Can't you see you′re hiding from something?
Avoiding the hurt, avoiding the darkness of your heart

The story within is forgery
That does not match what those close to you see
But the story on the outside
Is painted elegantly so that you can hidе

You're a whitewashed tomb (you're a whitewashed tomb)
I′d never wanna be like you


Can′t you see you're hiding from something?
Avoiding the hurt, avoiding the darkness of your heart
Silently waiting while slowly decaying
Uphold appearance while sorrow, sorrow awaits
Sorrow awaits

Coward!
You′re a whitewashed tomb
Coward!
I'd never wanna be like you

Redemption will never look the way you want it to
And we will never be good enough to see your truth
But how could vibrant life fit within your view?
Encased in fool′s gold but full of doom

I know who sits behind the curtain now
Whoa-oh-oh
My mirror image
Whoa-oh-oh

Can't you see you′re hiding from something?
Avoiding the hurt, avoiding the darkness
The darkness of your heart (whoa-oh-oh)
Darkness of your heart (whoa-oh-oh)


Sorrow awaits
Whoa-oh-oh
A whitewashed tomb
Whoa-oh-oh