BREAKING FREE

So many challenges along the way
Shaped by the crooked hands of life
Living my pain on my own
Inside the walls that I built to hide

I closed my eyes to the world outside
Building walls to escape the passing time
I stood still, stuck at the crossroads
Letting my anguish keep me confined

Why do I need to keep on mourning?
Can I escape the chains I've built?
Will I stand tall when the world grows cold?
Or will I drown in the weight of guilt?

Immersed in my anxiety
I fed on scraps of doubt and fear
Wasting away, wasting away
Bound by regret and empty years

I forgot all my plans
Letting go of dreams I used to chase
My choices cost me everything
Trapped in the same old space

What is this need for change, after all?
The cold winds of isolation
Push against my stagnation
What do I have to lose?

I've been lost, but now I see the light
I'm not the same as I was before
I've been broken, but I see the dawn
It's never too late to be reborn
After all this time
I've got more to live
More air to breathe
In a new place
Where I've got so much to lose