Oh how the years pass
Sand through an hourglass
And change, it comes so slow
Looking in the mirror
Wishing to see clearer 
All the things I should know

Disregard conscience
Tend toward negligence
I’m a glutton for punishment
Wondering where it went 
All the reckless time spent
Without a hint of sentiment

I’m having trouble seeing
All the beauty in this life
Oh I’ve no trouble feeling
The pain, it cuts like a knife
I cry uncle but it’s never over
Yet it’s good, good to be found
Searching for answers, searching for freedom
In this darkness, darkness profound

I want to stay here
This prison sanctuary
I call all my own
It’s comfortable you know
I live here alone
It’s like my pillow at home

But I plan my escape route
Please couldn’t you help me out
If the keys are all but lost
In the pride and the avarice
Naked and helplessly 
They have been tossed

I want to try harder
I want to go further
It’s not fair where I stand
Oh held captive in 
This dreadful silence
Unaware of your hand

I rise through the ceiling
Oh what a feeling
To gain a vantage point all new
Like a child unhindered 
By the fire and its cinders
Like no one else but you