VERSE ONE:
"oh have you heard, the rebellious nature eloped
with her right-minded guard fulfilling his duty."
kept me from reaching death's doorstep, he did
kept me from winning each game we played
kept me from believing the bad guy before he himself took his place
kept me from seeing the beauty in vulnerable stories
he says, "what good is to live if it's all imbedded in memory?"
he cries upon many shoulders
but seeks refuge in no other
he says, "even if you conquered the world
it's not enough."
he didn't get to tell his story in storytime seatings
so he shares them with me, wishing it's him that i pity... instead of me
PRE-CHORUS ONE:
look at me, with eyes that conquer hatred
hear me speak, with a voice as loud as a hundred victims
let it go, this chance at welcoming my downfall
just once, just once
CHORUS:
don't make me forget how to live
you'll see me dancing with the winds
you'll watch me rise above the rest
i am the sky, the ocean, i am everything
so release your clutch, so long as i breathe, so long as i love, so long as i become the world
so erase your words if they're too cruel to hold meaning
VERSE TWO:
i feel you slipping away
the tips of our fingers are closing in
and in one breath, we are stolen for an escapism
only momentarily but with stoicism
if i hold your hand, it'll only slip away
so do as you may
this is not my home if it's infused with poison
words like lightning, no you can't touch me
when my heart grows, it will turn to stone
we face our fears, we love so much it turns to despair
we silence our hearts and say, "I've very well done by own part."
PRE-CHORUS TWO:
don't place your bets, i didn't amount to nothing
i'll take a stand, while you all bow down so cowardly
don't take a step, I've walked long to get this far
don't waste your breath, lift up in the air and chart the stars
I'm one of them
(CHORUS)
BRIDGE:
i will break the shape of the earth,
i'll distort your nightmares and bring them to fruition
nowhere can you rest without me,
i'm the ghost while you roam around in oblivion
i swore i'd always have your back
but somethings in life have a strange way to end
(CHORUS)
