with nowhere to hide

and nowhere to go

but to overflow

when the moment hits

and you can’t resist

can’t ease the pain

except to let it rain

and let it pour

until there’s no more.

Will never get me where I need to be

The place my soul craves

Nonstop

It will never stop

Actions are louder than words

And though I keep on telling myself I’ll do it

I’ll get there

Somehow, somewhere, someday

It will never happen

Until I truly believe it will

Until I get out there

And make it happen.

Starting now.

That you don’t know if you’ll ever get back

Back to where you’re supposed to be

Back to a life lived beautifully

It’s hard to pick yourself back up

And so easy to just want to give up

And let go of the dream, the dream to succeed

The reason we live these lives that we lead

If only I could go back in time

To a time where the world was mine

Right there, in the palm of my hand

I guess I’ll never understand

Why life takes these twists and turns

A rollercoaster that breathes and burns

I’ve just got to learn to take a stand

To get myself back onto dry land

And live the way I want to live

Instead of letting the current pull me back into

This downward spiral I’m caught in.

My heart races, faster and faster

As a sea of faces gaze in my direction

A reflection of what I’ve become

What I’ve always wanted to be.

I pour out my heart as the music plays

Singing my life into every phrase

All of me, out in the open, for all to see

There’s no turning back now

So Forward we will go.

Forget the Butterflies inside

And tell them The Story as you know it.

It reaches a point where I almost Can’t Go On

But My Faraway Love beckons, and I can’t stop now.

Finally, the lights dim

The crowd thins

And all that’s left are breaths

Breaths of life pouring out of me.

That’s the dream, right there.

All I need is an opportunity

And when I see it, I’ll just know it’s what I have to do-

Take hold of it and run like there’s no tomorrow.

Because the dream only lasts for a lifetime

And the chances are slim

But that’s a leap I’m willing to take.

It’s all in the past.

But still something tugs at your sleeve

And you can’t help but grieve

And can’t seem to let go

Until you know

You’ve reached that place

Where it’s no longer a waste of time

Where you don’t feel the need to sit around and whine

Where you can finally look back upon life

And not feel overwhelmed by strife.

Without a sound

As if the world goes round and round

And doesn’t even know you exist

I can’t resist the thought

That no one really cares

That no one’s really there

I’m just a grain of sand

Amongst the beaches so grand

And I’m in the palm of your hand

But you don’t even know it.

Don’t be afraid to say it.

For if you hold back

You’ll never know what could have been

And will soon come to regret it.

Take a chance.

Life is about risks.

And if you don’t take them,

How will you expect to get anywhere but here?

The choice is yours and yours alone

To stay inside the comfort of your world

Or take a step into the unknown.

Where I decide my own fate

So why do I have to wait

For the judgement of another?

Trying to survive

And retain my own pride

Yet, there’s always something holding me back

Pushing me further off the track

I’m trying to learn, fighting to grow

And I know

That though I’m not always right

I still deserve the chance to write

The pages of my own story

To preserve my own glory

And I may fall

And I may lose it all

But to fall is the best way to gain

The strength I need to get moving again

I know it may tough

But it’s a cycle that’s rough

It’s time to stop being childish

And let me step out of the playpen

And out into the world.

What holds more worth?

The ones you love

Or the principles you’ve held yourself to since birth?

When your beliefs collide

With those of someone you call family

Will you let it slide?

Or turn away

It’s insanity.

Stand up for what you believe in

Or go against the grain

It’s up to you to decide

Where your loyalties lie

And what is left to decay.

When it seems the whole world is against you?

When time is running out

And there’s nowhere to shout

For help

A hand

One last stand.

Alone.

With one minute to go.

And nothing but the thought

Of pushing forward

And letting it out.