Escape

How can you just leave us behind?
Do we mean so little to you?
Leaving us blind
Scrounging over leftover food

Did you ever love us at all?
Must be another lie
Did you ever think about the fall?
Because while you go down, we'll fly

Dust off these wings
Too long they've been abused
And, yes, it stings
Because of the deception, we were so confused

Fly up, up, up and away from here
Touch the tips of the atmosphere
No longer blinded by judgement or fear
It's time for us to get out of here

Science Experiment

For the longest time
I was in someone else's shoes
Doing all the things I could not stand for
Being the person I most dreaded to be

All the hope was mine
Mine to lose
I had no idea what I stood for
But now I'm starting to see

This wasn't who I really am
It wasn't ever me

I'm not the kind who wins the fight
And I don't get first place
But I am the one to do what is right
And can handle losing with grace

I'm a lover, not a fighter
This saying, here, holds true;
I came here to make this world brighter
And it's something I must most definitely do

For so long I was twisted
And I was far from my true self
I soon was conflicted
Feeling left on the shelf

But I see now it's not so grim
Better days ahead
Now I know the chances aren't all that slim
And my dreams will continue living because they aren't dead