Escape

                                       I was asleep for a long while
                                       I dreamed sweet dreams of nothing
                                       Nightmarish shadows overcame my heart
                                       I had no hopes of rising

                                       I slept down in a cell
                                       yet life still took place within me
                                       I always tried to run from it
                                       but where ever I went it would be

                                       I cried to myself in the shadows
                                       The nightmares would not end
                                       I knew exactly what I had to do
                                       I had to force myself to repent.

                                       But as I stopped fighting so hard
                                       I found I didn't have to give up completely
                                       What I had to give up was revenge
                                       that seeped from deep within.

                                       I heard a friendly voice
                                       and a hand was felt in mine
                                       I took a chance to open my eyes
                                       and to my surprise I was forced to rise.

                                      I felt some strength within me
                                      as I looked at my surroundings
                                      They all held out their hands
                                      in glee to my arrival.

                                      The shadows had disappeared
                                      for I blew them all away
                                      I had my decision
                                      To go on and live a new day.

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