So simple
A promise of hope
A promise of gold
A promise of home

So simple
A promise to inspire
A promise to help
A promise to guide

Was it a promise you made
to break my soul
Was it a promise you made
to leave me confused
Was it a promise you made
to leave me alone

A simple statement
A simple promise

would I still take it
if I knew the misery
it would entail?

see, I loved you with everything I had
and I know you loved me the best you could without loving yourself
you were fighting demons of your own design
doing everything you could to calm the eternal flames rising from your core

I spent years begging them to possess me instead
years fighting for you to love me in a way you couldn't

in the end, I got what I had been begging for

now, I am trying to dampen the flames rising from my core
fighting demons of my own design

One and two
Three and four
count the steps
count them more

Follow the path
of unknown traveled
let it guide
where all roads travel

five and six
seven and eight
step by step
come on now

nine and ten
maybe then
this circus act
can end

Run fast
Run hard
Run anywhere your feet can take you
far, far away from this place called home

Run, run while you can
For a devilish smile
And heart of gold
Won't be there when your
Grey and old

Run fast
Run hard
Run until you can't run anymore
then run some more

and hopefully
out run dear old death there

Unsure what to do
Unsure where to stand
Unsure of the steps to perform

A song and dance
Should be simple
but I haven't practiced like I should

and now it's time to preform
can I make it through
can I preform the way I should?