Blood stained blades
lying on the bathroom floor
Mirrored images
Distorting in my brain
This feeling in my soul
Hungary for a taste
of the fame
This failure flaunting
Well staged plays
Making jokes about me
Making jokes about me

Won’t lay down any longer
These scars that form my arms
Are just a reminder
Of all the past mistakes that I’ve made
Can’t let all that deter me from my path
Come so far, Still quite a way to go

I won’t be, seated on the sidelines
I’ve got to lead the way
Can’t keep leading everyone else astray
No longer have to fight all these battles alone
I know who’s in my corner
So just let me warn ya
I won’t be seated on the sidelines any longer

I’ve felt those black clouds forming
I’ve weathered those storms before
there is nothing that can break under my skin
I’ve felt that emotional feeling
Leaving you empty
No purpose in life
Everything set aside
Trying to figure out
this whole meaning of life
Now I’m just trying to take things
a moment at a time
Living in the now
is the only way I can see how
I’m getting by, yeah by

Won’t lay down any longer
These scars that form my arms
Are just a reminder
Of all the past mistakes that I’ve made
Can’t let all that deter me from my path
Come so far, Still quite a way to go

I won’t be, seated on the sidelines
I’ve got to lead the way
Can’t keep leading everyone else astray
No longer have to fight all these battles alone
I know who’s in my corner
So just let me warn ya
I won’t be seated on the sidelines any longer

And I’ve tried to sense the future
And I’ve tried to set goals
Big dreams can break you at the core
When you feel so out of reach
Got to stop and put things in perspective
Nothing is beyond perception
You’re only a victim of your own deception
Can only climb one mountain at a time
Need to stay focused and committed
If you really want things to be different

Won’t lay down any longer
These scars that form my arms
Are just a reminder
Of all the past mistakes that I’ve made
Can’t let all that deter me from my path
Come so far, Still quite a way to go

I won’t be, seated on the sidelines
I’ve got to lead the way
Can’t keep leading everyone else astray
No longer have to fight all these battles alone
I know who’s in my corner
So just let me warn ya
I won’t be seated on the sidelines any longer

©2017 Written By Benji James