Soulscapes

Here I Stand

Words slice like a double-edged knife; my heart cannot endure 

So watch me bleed, tainted blood pouring from my soul 

I tried to save you, but it was all in vain  

You cut me down, to ease your own pain

Now here I stand, wounded, broken and alone 

Here I stand, yearning, bleeding; I've come undone... 

Broken mirror on the wall, watch me tumble as I fall 

Refracted light blinding me to a truth that's buried deep

A shattered reflection helps me see 

The strength that's left inside of me 

Now here I stand, wounded, broken and alone

Here I stand, falling, flailing; I've come undone... 

While you were fighting your war, I was fighting for my life 

Wounded soul bared, harsh reality dealing it a bitter blow 

Slow demise on mortal plains 

Spirit drenched in eternal rains 

Now here I stand, wounded, broken and alone

Here I stand, forgiving, forgiven; no longer undone... 

A glimmer of light still shines behind these broken eyes 

Reminding me how to love myself again 

Time has come to leave this all behind 

Time to get it all off my mind 

You'll only die a dream

I am my own salvation 

This is my Heaven

Watch me stitch my own wounds...