You cut such an impressive figure
Standing large in my life
I look up at you
And I feel myself shrink back
The way a child does
When quieted by someone with power
I stand my ground
I keep my head held high
I give off the impression
That you and I are on level ground
That we see eye to eye
We are equals and I am strong
Am I strong enough to let you take the lead?
I fall in step behind you
Walking on the faith of another
But as I walk I falter
And I give myself away
There's such a struggle inside me
A child looks at you through my eyes
Who so wants to trust you
Who wants you to be the one
That finally rescues her
But that's not your role
This child that seeks to be rescued
Never will be
You won't fight the demons
That have bruised her innocence
So teach me how to hold her
This child that won't grow up
She got lost inside the storms
The demons hold her captive still
She resonates through me
Jarring my steps as I try to follow
Why should we trust you
When you won't **** the demons?
You say I'm the only one
Who can rescue my own heart
Such a lonely, painful truth
I become so angry and afraid
Angry that you see this storm
And say we must pass through
When the child believes you have the power to stop it
For a while
Angry that I couldn't stop the storm myself
That I couldn't walk alone
Angry that the demons came
And no one ever saw
Afraid of trusting you
Afraid you'll lead me in this storm and stop
That you'll just leave
When you realize how bad it truly is
That you'll see this chaos in my soul
And say it's too much to deal with
You'll leave me in the storm
Because I'm so broken
Like those who came before me
The bruises of innocence beaten
Remind me with every step forward
That we have been here before
So I walk on the faith of another
Hoping I can trust you
You aren't what I want
But you might be what I need