I ripped my heart out to make way for a new one 
the future is bright and the past is done 
I destroyed myself, yet I still brush off the dust
the new year's started and I've found someone I can trust 

countless exploits I've tried and failed 
and when all seemed destroyed my strength prevailed 
there have been days bleak, nights filled with tears
times I have broken down, myself I've feared 

and yet through all black, still I saw something bright 
a promise of hope that danced from my sight 
gathering my thoughts and my shattered pieces 
I snatched back my life and started ironing out the creases 

the downward spiral is but a tempest of inner fury 
all of a sudden you become judge, executioner and jury 
there were days where it was too easy to give up
there were days when I prayed my eyes would stay forever shut 

But I'm still here
still beating, still breathing 

I am my own god 
death will have to wait to start his thieving 

I'm still here, I'll shout it again, I'll shout it aloud!

I've re-started my life

and finally, of myself, I can say I'm proud.