The Faint - Ballad Of A Paralysed Citizen lyrics

I'm paralyzed and things could Change for you as well You're not so bad off now You can move anything you need I'm not this way because of an Emergency I caused At seventeen a guard Perched above the chlorine floor When I saw a hand raise up From just beneath the air A frantic move for help I made an instant judgment call To dive, I arced my feet to dive I broke the elemental line to save a child Dive into the shallow floor The bottom scraped my palms And compressed my spine Now I'm paralyzed While they just hope to make amends The family and the kid Who faked the drowning incident I've felt the hand of God And that's the last thing that I felt They'd all blew up my back I've lost the faith I thought I had To dive, I arced my feet to dive I broke the elemental line to save a child Dive into the shallow floor The bottom scraped my palms And compressed my spine