Run free

Where to go, where to turn?

Should I stay, should I run?

They said the hardest part is the start,

But I think the truth was a set-up from the beginning.

We did the hardest part,

So why do we feel the need to just stop?

​(Pre-Chorus)

​It’s the biggest lie, that’s what it is,

If not, then why do we feel like this?

All tired, worn, and filled with doubts,

Was I ever ready for this?

Was I meant to be here at all?

Was this truly my load to bear?

​(Chorus)

​I mean, I could end it all right here,

Say goodbye to the staircase, and just walk away.

No more troubles to face.

But why can't I seem to turn?

Why are my feet locked down?

Let me go, let me be!

I just want to breathe, I want to be free.

​(Verse 2)

​I mean, I could choose to stay right here,

Let the last bit of fight die here.

But I want to see the sun, feel the days,

Feel the breeze.

They say it's nice, but that's all I have—just what they say.

So you know what? I won't stay here.

I'll count the days.

​(Bridge)

​After all this struggle, it is still my load to bear,

And when I finally get there, there'll be a change of atmosphere.

A moment of beauty as a reward, and not just cold decay.

So here we are, striving to make a way,

Even though there's so much keeping us down,

Trying to rise, to push up and break free from the dirt.

​(Outro)

​I know I won't stay.

I will burst out, I will be free.

The choice is yours.

So choose.

(Piano or electric guitar sustains on a final, definitive chord)