The waves come crashing down on me
Trying to swim against the current
Being dragged along in the undertow
I struggle, but to no avail

Sweeping along, caught in the flow
I'm beginning to waste away
Now I think I see my chance
I cry out for a little help

You grab my hand, and pull me up
We're standing on the oceans waves
You smile, and apologize
And push me back in again

One man's truth is another man's lie
One man's fantasy is another man's life
One man's blessing is another man's curse
One man's chariot is another man's hearse

One man's loss is another man's gain
One man's love is another man's hate
One man's fear is another man's want
One man's sin is another man's God

One man's nightmare is another man's dream
One man's whisper is another man's scream
One man's prison is another man's school
One man's genius is another man's fool

One man's Heaven is another man's Hell
One man's freedom is another man's cell
One man's wall is another man's door
One man's body is another man's soul

One man's right is another man's wrong
One man's voice is another man's song
One man's life is another man's death
One poem's start is another poem's end.

If I fell from grace would you be there
To help get me on my feet?
Or would you just smile and laugh?
It's worth my soul to see you smile

It took a lifetime to realize
But now I've open eyes
I can see that our Holy Grail
Is something we may never find

Now, I can't say that it'll stay this way
All I know is you are the blade
To help cut through this shroud of hate
That has blinded me far too long

If the ghosts of the past should rise again
Would you close your eyes, and pretend they'd go away?
Or would you welcome them
With open arms, and empty heart?

They rattle the chains that hold you back
And I know it seems you'll never break free
And I'm sure that my words only add to their strength
Just know I'll never mean to make you cry again

If you fall from grace, know that I"ll be there
To help you stand again
And though we may never find our grail
Isn't it the search that matters most?

The final embers of the fire have died
And I should go before I start freezing
You ask me to stay just a little while
But I've got someone at home who's waiting

You hold me, oh so tight
And I can feel your body start to shiver
I ask you why you care so much
When it's clear I don't care enough to leave her

You've got that crooked smile on your face
But those tears, they let me know better
"If she matters so much to you," you ask
"Then why do you always end up back here?"

"I've got a million reasons to go on home
And there's nothing of value to come back for"
The insincerity of it all
Well, it makes us both succumb to laughter

"Go on back to your life," you say
As you wipe the tears away with your hand
It will all work itself out someday
And I hope there's a part of you that understands

I'll do what I can
But you shouldn't be expecting much
All I can be counted on
Is that I will probably let you down

The world is drowning
And the future is tearing itself apart
These feelings that I try to hide
Only show themselves when we collide

Let me fade
As fate takes me to another day
Watch me fade
Watch me fade away

You wait impatiently for the revelation
As I bask in my desolation
It comes to me like a crystal vision
That I'm the key to my salvation

All at once, it's clear
The reason I am here
And I'll go through the Looking Glass
Willingly, though I won't be coming back

Let me fade
As fate takes me to another day
Watch me fade
Watch me fade away
Through the Looking Glass.