Why walk in the footsteps of others, when you can soar above all on eagle's wings
Please my friend, don't shoot me down
Just because I don't keep my feet on the ground
I like the way I see things from up in the clouds
Away from the light and the sounds
That pollute your proclaimed holy ground
Away from the struggle and constant concern
Its just a trick that you too can learn
Forget your worthless, gold painted stones
Gather the love you keep in your homes
Spread it around and soon you'll be over the ground
Flying together, as one and for all with love

Full moon shining on the rippling seas surface
Controlling the tides
Serving its purpose
With a force measurable by complicated equations and tactful calculations
Used to predict its every push and pull along the shores of all earth's nations
A light hanging in the atmosphere
Instilling into the minds of many throughout history hope and fear
Shining from the unseen glow of yesterday's sun
Placed so carefully distant as to linger in gravity's grip
Not too far or to close so it will never slip

We are still
Motionless in black
If we turn to the light
There is no turning back
We are broken
Crushed by stone
But if we stand by each other
We won't be so alone
Screaming out
Crazed and wild
Shout towards the sky
Find freedom child
Set yourself free
No longer will you haunt me
I have walked away
Been gone since yesterday
With the last of our strength
We've been holding inside
We told the world
We're not ready to die

In darkness I walked
With you I talked
I asked for your help
But there was nothing you could do
You told me I was weak
There was no response I could speak
You told me I would hit the bottom on my own
You told me I would have to climb out alone
Well I have seen the floor of the well
I have tried to escape but to no avail
I continued to reach for a hand that was not there
So there I sat and lost my reason to care
With no light to guide my way
With no fight to get through the day
I found myself alone with the truth
The carvings on the wall will provide you the proof
The strength to escape must come from within
If you believe you cannot do it on your own
Then forever you will try but you will never win
I have begun to find the strength inside
To climb out of the hole where I reside
I have begun to see the light of day
Now there is nothing standing in my way

If I was a house would you be the key to my door
If I was a rug would you lay me on your floor
If you were a boat I'd let you sail on me
If you were a bird I'd let you fly through me
All these things I wonder to myself
If I was yours would you love me like no one else

If I was a tree would you rest in my shade
If I was a stain would you let me fade
If you were a leaf I'd never let you fall
If you were a painting I'd hang you on my wall
All these things I ponder to myself
If I was yours would you love me like no one else

If I was a lake would you swim in me
If I was a cloud would you look at me
If you were a queen I would be your king
If you were a song you'd be he only one I sing
All these things I question to myself
If you were mine I'd love you like no one else

Sister summer
Its been a while
Since I felt your touch
Or saw your smile
Father winter is losing his grip
But the ice has yet to melt so be careful not to slip
He blows cold wind across the sky
He drops frozen flakes on your delicate eyes
Sister summer
Will you come around
Melt the snow and spring life from the ground
I can feel her on my face, I can feel her on my skin
Once the sun shows itself I'll be able to begin again
Sister summer
Its been too long
Many years have passed me by since I last heard your song
Now as the clouds begin to depart
And as the temperature turns to warm
I feel you touching my frozen heart
Sister summer
Hold my hand
Keep me away from harm
I look to you, my old friend
When the night seems like it won't ever end
I'll be fine, just give me time
The cold at night isn't so bad
But it sure as hell doesn't do a thing to keep me from feeling sad
Sister summer
You'll be home soon
I can't wait for the days that never end
Peace and love will shine once you come back again
Oh sister summer
Set me free
Sister summer
Set me free

I wake up
Soaked in sweat
Shook from a dream
I won't soon forget
Nightmares reveal my deepest fear
That I am hated by all I get near
Why don't they think better of me
I'm just being what I know how to be
But for them, it's never enough
Maybe someday I'll see through the guise
And realize i'm not the one they despise
I'm the same as them, just a little different
But I feel the pain
Of self hatred inherent
It looks as if there's no escape
Panic grips me
It keeps me awake
If I slip back to sleep
I'll wake again just to weep