The future will be brighter
Though the present may be dark
We may be swarmed by shadows
But there still resides a spark
Just a flicker in the madness
Of the peace of mind we seek
If we'll focus on forever
And not the moments we are weak
For the trials that present themselves
Just when we think we've won
Are what makes us even stronger
Through the next to come undone
If we never learned to fight
And we never learned to stand
How could we ever expect
To one day hold our dreams in hand
Happiness is never easy
And our sorrows always try
To steal away our drive and focus
With their bitter, crippling lies
The more we focus on what's wrong
Instead of all that's still so right
The more we hold to hopelessness
Despite still standing through each fight
We fought so well and sometimes fell
To be just where we are today
To give up now, we'd waste it all
Throwing everything away
We far too often fail to see
When sorrows seem to gravitate
That everything we hope and dream
Can be ours if we'll fight and wait
For nothing worth it is ever easy
And nothing easy will satisfy
For more than just a fleeting moment
A moment we could stand and fight
Tears and sorrows have their place
But only temporarily
Reminding us of just how much
We hope and dream our lives to be
To give us reasons we should try
Reminding us just why we fight
Our shadows are but cast by things
Between us and our hard won light
We must focus not on shadows
But on every better day ahead
We can either fight for peace of mind
Or slowly lose our minds instead