I carried you around, a promise in my heart
and knew that I'd love you from the very start
such precious gifts given to me
in my childrens eyes I see
all the hopes I'd almost lost
prepared to protect at any cost
these angels, blessings I didn't feel worthy of
taught me the meaning of life, and how to love
skinned knees, hurt feelings, tears that fall
i see this world and want to give it all
and make all their dreams come true
i find myself amazed in everything they do
they give me strength, they give me meaning
a reason to grow and continue dreaming
these miracles that are my children

in the darkness, in the night
she slips quietly, ready to fight
she feels the pain from where she landed
curses the broken wings that left her stranded
into a world that wasn't her own
too far away from the place called home
and she cries until her tears run black
knowing there's never any going back
longing to be a saint, but always the sinner
a hopeful loser, trying to be a winner
but it's cold, so cold where the wind blows
in this land of steal and stone, nothing grows
no hope, no love, no sunny skies
just the fear and pain, dark as her eyes
in the midst of her blackest hour
she finds the promise in a flower
a tiny bud rising up
maybe this will be enough
to give her hope, to get her through
until she can turn the gray skies blue
make grass grow in this land of stone
for this world will be her home

on a broken pedestal she sits
she likes the way the night fits
and the way the silence surrounds
she can think without those sounds
how this world has grown so gray
fading in from day to day
but she imagines a better world
where she's not just another girl
but she's somebody, someone
who ropes the moon, hangs the sun
her footprints make a trail of stars
burning beneath her becoming scars
upon this world she's made her own
she can't remember what it's like to be alone
and it all becomes so still
in this moment she can feel
everything she's ever had
the fear, the hope, the good, the bad
crashing together like an ocean
she feels sick from the motion
time, the greatest thief
and she feels relief
she will make it, she always has

i've seen her beaten and broken
tears fall and words unspoken
each day hiding new cuts and bruises
always ready with a list of excuses
they've taught her well
her home became her hell
it doesn't get better, no way out
she listens to them scream and shout
and fists fly, stings against her skin
they say it's because she's full of sin
in school we all cast down our eyes, turned our heads
but thought of her while we were tucked warm in our beds
this sad hand that life had dealt
and no one knew just how she felt
and we all tried to pretend it away
what could we do, what could we say?
we seen it happen over and over again
but times were different then
a man's family was his own, his possesions
and no one would even think to question
why this little girl was always so sad, so scared
& hoping that maybe someone out there cared
when they found her black and blue
it was like we were waiting, we already knew
that help never came and she was gone
that sweet little girl who was left alone
i wonder now if the angels weep
for the child who sleeps?

come and sing with me
tell me truths to set me free
and calm the speeding of my heart
show me the light hidden in the dark
each path we take, in the end we go alone
nothing is solid, nothing set in stone
at any point we can change, we can grow
find the beauty and peace in all we know
but for now i need this, human connection
until i find my way, my ultimate direction
for the friend i need you to be
is the one who finds the good in me
doesn't care if i'm wrong or right
and will walk with me through darkest night
because i would do
the same for you

into the darkness, into the deep
she'll find a quiet place to sleep
where tears don't fall and words don't hurt
because no one ever valued her worth
and she was lost, afraid to fight
never knowing what's wrong or right
there once was pain filling up her heart
and it drove her into a life so dark
where nothing good would ever come
and she was just waiting for someone
to set her free, to let her go
so she could finally learn to grow
and then it happened, she was awake
and the world was hers to take
she had to find that strength within
and learn to love and feel again
she sits now, a smile lighting up her face
and knows she'll never return to that place
out of the darkness, out of the deep
she found something that was hers to keep

she's like a fire burning bright
lighting up the darkest night
she's like the wind, like rain
the joy after the pain
she's softness in a gentle breeze
a song that echoes through the trees
she's the voice in a time of fear
the shining light when the end is near
she's the sun, the moon and stars
to get to her you've earned a few scars
she's beauty, she's truth
an afterthought of your youth
she's the one we hold so dear
with each prayer, each tear
she's the one that leads the way
and gets us through another day
she gives us strength, gives us faith
helps us realize it's all worth the wait
she... is hope.