'In a better world I would be there
I could wipe away all of your tears
I could help you in your wars
Hold you longer
Laugh with harder

But this isn't that world...
I can write what is needed
But what's needed doesn't always come true
Truth be told...the world is cruel

Truth be told...that cruelty made me
Made me have that feeling
To protect and care for all the lonely
To bring under my wing all the abandoned
To be a pseudomother for the orphaned

In a better world...
I wouldn't have to fight to keep the light
I would be able to experience joy without feeling lost
There would be no warcry in me
It was its cruelty that gave me humility

The coldness and cruelty...
Shaped me to be a fighter
Formed me to be strong
Made me live differently

So I might wish for a better world...
But the current world made me a better person