When such sweet words are no longer enough where do we turn to?
What lies we tell our friends could not be worse than the lies we tell ourselves
The musings that we pretend are there and forced smiles we know will dodge further questioning
But to find the truth we must look no further than below the surface
It’s there just hidden behind layers of false smiles and buried in the hope no one will have to see the imperfections of our very souls
Sweet words were never enough…
Trying to live the best life that I can and no one can say that I am not
I am going to hold on to new light, love and happiness
Letting go of all the the darkness, pain and sorrow that had invaded my very being
Moving on to bigger and better things, I can’t erase the past but only because reality won’ let me
Not that blotting it out would be easy so my time and energy would be better spent else where
And giving up would be too easy and I will never let it get that far
I have nothing to prove to anyone, and I have only myself to be true to
I have got a new lease on life, it ain’t perfect and it won’t be easy
But nothing I ever wanted to achieve would ever be handed to me
I had to fight, struggle and better myself to attain my dreams
To this day I fight for what I know is truth, what I find out of reach
I stretch out my arms reaching for new heights and never looking down
Not because I am afraid of the unimaginable heights but because I know
That which is past me is just that: past, done with… over
In the Raw (this is new)
Long ago I decided not to let the chains that bind me to the earth win
I won't take no for an answer and and I won't settle for anything less than spectacular
I want to get back the life I used to live, get back to a time when I wasn't blinded by the pain
Break through to the other side of misery, put this world in my rear view mirrors
Bring it all back to me: life, love...happiness give me back my smile, wipe away these tears
Shatter these walls and take back the sky give me back what's mine
I used to want to dream, but now I just want to live
Give me a heart that beats, eyes that see, a voice that speaks, legs that stand and feet that walk
I am coming back to life with each passing moment it comes back to me
I feel it's warmth slowly melt away all the pain of yesterday
I feel it deep inside my bones, and inside my chest it swells as breath suddenly returns
I see the stars, they fade away as I regain my strength
My heart it finally beats, my eyes they finally see, I found my legs to stand on
Picking myself back up again learning how to crawl again, and trying too soon to walk
I might stumble, I might miss a step but I won't give in
I won't give the it a backward glance, the chance that I might lose sight again
Of the truth that I long forgot was true
