She's beautiful.
He's gorgeous.
Me?
I'm painfully average.

it's not easy being the superhero
in fact
it's hell
because while you're out there
saving the whole ******* world
who is going to save you?
nobody
those selfish ******* need you
but you need them more
and they'll never know
that
sometimes the superhero
needs saving too

When you're putting on a mask
Running blindly from the past
I'll be here waiting
Always waiting for you

When your cheeks burn from smiling
And your eyes burn from secret crying
I'll be here waiting
Always waiting for you

When your heart is surely broken
By the one that you had chosen
I'll be here waiting
Always waiting for you

When all your days seem hopeless
And living is just pointless
I'll be here waiting
Always waiting for you

When you finally need a new love
To replace the one you're tired of
I'll be here waiting
Always waiting for you

But one day I must pass
For nothing ever lasts
And up there I'll be waiting
Always waiting for you

And if I'm blind,
Then maybe I don't want to see.

And the princess didn't run from the dragon - she couldn't, for the dragon was within.

Will you be my umbrella?
Hold me close,
Keep me safe
When the rain pours down?

Or will you be the storm?

I'll be the girl with her head hung low
And you'll be the perfect boy in the imperfect world
And together we'll be us

They say that when you know, you know
That it is infinite, limitless
That the world stops, seconds pause
And there's no one there but you

You and him
Him and you
Together

You could say that I'm scared
That I'll always be alone
That it'll never be my time
That nobody will ever feel that way about me

There are others like me
They make excuses for being alone
That they're too young
That they're not allowed

But age doesn't matter
Because when you know, you know
And since I've never known,
It means that much more to me.

She walks with friends, but still alone
Hiding behind drinks and laughs
Doing anything to shut out reality
To conceal the truth

They think she's brave
They think she's strong
They don't even know her
And that's just the way she wants it

She's ashamed of her past
Of things she couldn't help
People she couldn't save
Scars she can't erase

She's merely a girl
A girl who's lost so much
That she is blind to what happiness really is
To what living really means

She used to be sick
She used to fear that every day
Every painstaking, torturous day
Would be her last

But she lived
She's one of the lucky ones
So maybe she is strong
But not in the way they think

She lost her grandfather as a child
Never really got to know him
But she hears he loved her
And she thinks she loved him

She tried using boys to fill the hole in her heart
To ease her pain
And make her happy
And help her feel

But they never put her first
They never really knew
How she needed them
Why she wanted them

Her father passed on a few years back
Fell victim to the same plague that nearly took her life
Why him?
Why then?

She was lost
She was broken
She ignored the pain
She tried to bury it

But she's just a girl
A girl who loves too much
But loses more
And cannot understand

Her mother pressures her
Says she needs a man
Someone to fix her
Someone to make her settle down

But she's not ready to admit she's ready
That she can finally move on
Because it's easier this way
It's simpler to ignore than to feel

So for now she's lost
Shutting out those who care
Running away from the truth
Hiding behind drinks and laughs

There is a girl
A light slowly burning out
Trapped in a world
Stuck between dreams and reality

With wings, she could fly
But anchors hold her down
Feathers clipped
And dreams destroyed

Every time she runs
Every time she sets herself free
They bring her back
They lock her up again

She's not sure what she wants
But she can feel it
And she can see it
Just out of her grasp

Oh, how she longs to stretch
To grow an inch or two
And reach out for it
And make it hers

But they tie her down
They hold her back
They tell her no
They say she can't

But underneath her hopeless eyes
There is strength
Such as a tiger would hold
So strong, yet so weak

She is different
And they do not like it
They don't understand it
But she knows the truth

Because the reason they hold her back
Is because they want what she has
They see her light
And if they can't have it, it needs to die

And the girl, she knows
She sees that one day they will forget
They will leave the door open just a crack
And in that instant, she'll be free

They'll see her soar
Higher than they ever imagined
So high they cannot see her
And she'll be free

Listen
Hear it
Feel it
Pounding
Beating
Humming
Buzzing
Senses overwhelmed
Reality fades away
Time stops
Forever sounds pretty good
Lose yourself
Become one with it
It enters your soul
It pours through your body
Everything connects
It's all tied together
The light shines down
And you are there
Living
Breathing
Listening to the music

When I escape
The world will be mine
I will be everywhere
And nowhere

When I escape
I will fade away
My worries will cease
And happiness will consume me

When I escape
There will be no more pain
No more jealous people
Telling me I can't

When I escape
The sky will be much bluer
The ocean much deeper
And the music more rich

When I escape
The people will not know me
The people will not judge me
The people will just love me

When I return
The world will be behind me
The future dark and dreary
And the people just the same

If only I could escape forever
Could float upon a velvet cloud
Could soar into the atmosphere
That is supposed to hold me down

If only you could be there with me
Could hold me in the cities
Could love me when I need it
And never let me go

There are knives in her pockets
Jagged edges, thick with blood
But not the real kind
That would be too easy

No, this is the kind from the heart
The kind that is stolen
That only comes out when a heart is truly broken
And a sign of their defeat

She walks with a ruthless swagger
So caught up in her victory
Not even once considering
That she could ever be as weak

But in that, she is flawed
For anyone who so desires
Can walk right up and plunge them
Those same daggers into her own heart

And then she will know
She will feel the pain she caused
She will understand how weak she was
But she will not shed a single tear

The sky seems so much bluer
The wind feels so much softer
The colors are much brighter
Now that I've found you

I wake up with a smile
It stays there all day long
And all because I know
I'm coming home to you

With you I am free
I am anyone and everyone
I am in control
And nobody can tell me no

The world is open once more
My life is grand again
And all my sadness gone
Locked behind this golden sunlight

Thank you for your present
Your gift you give to me
Every time I embrace you
It makes life such a joy

I'm so glad we came together
Like long lost friends reunited
I remember how it used to be
And how much better it is now

Now that I've found you
Now that you've saved me
Now that I've saved myself
Life will be good

The tiny droplets of rain created constellations in my slowly dampening hair.
Little stars, scattered with the most pleasant randomness one could wish for.
Magic was all around me.