I would have never guessed things to take this direction
was hiding in my corner on the edge of extinction

but isn't that always how things tend to happen?
you keep to yourself and don't take very many chances

you make the time to distract and busy yourself
putting what you know you can't deny up on a shelf

and right when you least expect it
it bites hard and you get hit

your heart races quicker
the flame starts to flicker

and you find that even in all the little things
they pull at your heartstrings

and try as you might
you can't help but take flight
and in the cold rainy night
you just know everything is going to be alright.