Always behind, never ahead
Watching others pass you by
You wonder where your life is
Where it’s came from
Where it’s going
On the sidelines there’s a lot to see
Observe the lucky and blessed
Watch those who aren’t fall
Broken and on their knees
Like yourself
You’ve got nowhere to go
No one to help you out
Feeling alone and lost
In a vast mixed up jungle
Where the weeds are high
No flowers to be picked
Shielding hope of all redemption
Of yourself
[I don’t want to be the one on the sidelines
Don’t want to wonder what it’s like
To love another without conditions
To live free of doubt and frustration
I don’t want to be the one chasing dreams
While nightmares hunt me down
Again and again
In a disillusioned time and place]
You keep your heart folded
Neatly in a locked case
No one can see it-
Can find it to make it theirs
Is this how you want it?
To feel so guarded
Do you want devotion?
Instead of devastation?
There needs to be a transition
A way out of the maze
Once forever dwelled in
Break the chains holding you back
Challenge the burdens thrown
On you constantly
Live to defeat them
Rise above everyday expectations
[I don’t want to be the one on the sidelines
Don’t want to wonder what it’s like
To love another without conditions
To live free of doubt and frustration
I don’t want to be the one chasing dreams
While nightmares hunt me down
Again and again
In a disillusioned time and place]
Suffering with Grace 