Running through the streets of my youth
I saw you, deep in the darkness that
surrounds
Paranoid and high
Unsure of where you
were
Knowing it was wrong
You hid
I approached you and held out my
hand
Vengeance is not on my
tongue
I want to help
And lead you away from the
pain
Out into the sunshine
Will you follow?
Flash of dark; taste of
fear
And I am back in the roach infested closet
The prison, which held me for many
years
The paint - cracked and peeling
Knows my secrets
Portions of the ceiling are
missing
Like my life
The tendrils of fear slide through my
brain
Threatening to take me back
Into the abyss of
hatred
And despair
Will I fight this
giant?
Which controlled me for so many
years
Or will I give my hand
To be led away
Like the lost child that I
was
One leg is running towards the
light
While the other is firmly glued to the needle littered
alley
Not knowing which way to
turn
Scared of what I will find in the next
doorway
As I crouch down to light the pipe
Held firmly between dry bleeding
lips
My eyes search the darkness for my
angel
Sent to protect me
From God Himself
Fear fills my soul like the flames of hell, and I cry out
loud
As the smoke permeates through every blood cell in my
brain
And the tunnel becomes
smaller
I fade away into the child I once
was
Dancing through puddles
No fear or danger chases after me
here
I am 4 years old again
Playing hide and seek with my
brother
Laughing and free
Everybody loves me, and this is why I get
high
I saw you, deep in the darkness that
surrounds
Paranoid and high
Unsure of where you
were
Knowing it was wrong
You hid
I approached you and held out my
hand
Vengeance is not on my
tongue
I want to help
And lead you away from the
pain
Out into the sunshine
Will you follow?
Flash of dark; taste of
fear
And I am back in the roach infested closet
The prison, which held me for many
years
The paint - cracked and peeling
Knows my secrets
Portions of the ceiling are
missing
Like my life
The tendrils of fear slide through my
brain
Threatening to take me back
Into the abyss of
hatred
And despair
Will I fight this
giant?
Which controlled me for so many
years
Or will I give my hand
To be led away
Like the lost child that I
was
One leg is running towards the
light
While the other is firmly glued to the needle littered
alley
Not knowing which way to
turn
Scared of what I will find in the next
doorway
As I crouch down to light the pipe
Held firmly between dry bleeding
lips
My eyes search the darkness for my
angel
Sent to protect me
From God Himself
Fear fills my soul like the flames of hell, and I cry out
loud
As the smoke permeates through every blood cell in my
brain
And the tunnel becomes
smaller
I fade away into the child I once
was
Dancing through puddles
No fear or danger chases after me
here
I am 4 years old again
Playing hide and seek with my
brother
Laughing and free
Everybody loves me, and this is why I get
high