There is a girl
A light slowly burning out
Trapped in a world
Stuck between dreams and reality

With wings, she could fly
But anchors hold her down
Feathers clipped
And dreams destroyed

Every time she runs
Every time she sets herself free
They bring her back
They lock her up again

She's not sure what she wants
But she can feel it
And she can see it
Just out of her grasp

Oh, how she longs to stretch
To grow an inch or two
And reach out for it
And make it hers

But they tie her down
They hold her back
They tell her no
They say she can't

But underneath her hopeless eyes
There is strength
Such as a tiger would hold
So strong, yet so weak

She is different
And they do not like it
They don't understand it
But she knows the truth

Because the reason they hold her back
Is because they want what she has
They see her light
And if they can't have it, it needs to die

And the girl, she knows
She sees that one day they will forget
They will leave the door open just a crack
And in that instant, she'll be free

They'll see her soar
Higher than they ever imagined
So high they cannot see her
And she'll be free

Listen
Hear it
Feel it
Pounding
Beating
Humming
Buzzing
Senses overwhelmed
Reality fades away
Time stops
Forever sounds pretty good
Lose yourself
Become one with it
It enters your soul
It pours through your body
Everything connects
It's all tied together
The light shines down
And you are there
Living
Breathing
Listening to the music

When I escape
The world will be mine
I will be everywhere
And nowhere

When I escape
I will fade away
My worries will cease
And happiness will consume me

When I escape
There will be no more pain
No more jealous people
Telling me I can't

When I escape
The sky will be much bluer
The ocean much deeper
And the music more rich

When I escape
The people will not know me
The people will not judge me
The people will just love me

When I return
The world will be behind me
The future dark and dreary
And the people just the same

If only I could escape forever
Could float upon a velvet cloud
Could soar into the atmosphere
That is supposed to hold me down

If only you could be there with me
Could hold me in the cities
Could love me when I need it
And never let me go

There are knives in her pockets
Jagged edges, thick with blood
But not the real kind
That would be too easy

No, this is the kind from the heart
The kind that is stolen
That only comes out when a heart is truly broken
And a sign of their defeat

She walks with a ruthless swagger
So caught up in her victory
Not even once considering
That she could ever be as weak

But in that, she is flawed
For anyone who so desires
Can walk right up and plunge them
Those same daggers into her own heart

And then she will know
She will feel the pain she caused
She will understand how weak she was
But she will not shed a single tear

The sky seems so much bluer
The wind feels so much softer
The colors are much brighter
Now that I've found you

I wake up with a smile
It stays there all day long
And all because I know
I'm coming home to you

With you I am free
I am anyone and everyone
I am in control
And nobody can tell me no

The world is open once more
My life is grand again
And all my sadness gone
Locked behind this golden sunlight

Thank you for your present
Your gift you give to me
Every time I embrace you
It makes life such a joy

I'm so glad we came together
Like long lost friends reunited
I remember how it used to be
And how much better it is now

Now that I've found you
Now that you've saved me
Now that I've saved myself
Life will be good

The tiny droplets of rain created constellations in my slowly dampening hair.
Little stars, scattered with the most pleasant randomness one could wish for.
Magic was all around me.