15) Shed A Tear
(Featuring Mark Kuntsi on lead guitar and solo)

Time.
One more clockwork orbit has been wound,
Never moving forwards, only 'round,
and even gravity can't pull me down.
Chained by these fraying ropes to which I cling
up so high, but never taking wing,
If I could finally fly away from here
I don't believe I'd even shed a tear.

Tied by all the things I thought were meant to be,
their distance from the life in front of me
makes failure seem the only thing I see
I'm ready to let go of who I've been,
So tired of this prison cell I'm in,
If I could somehow see the passage clear
I don't believe I'd even shed a tear.

Throw back the curtains so I
can catch a glimpse of the sky.
And open that window right there,
I need to let in some air.
No muscle 'cept obstinate fear
stands guard to keep me in here,
so, now while I can't be seen,
it's time to bust my way free.

True, once upon a time, I had a plan,
but so long never bringing it to land
has made it time to draw another hand.
Free of the expectation I will fail,
I finally might break out of this jail,
and looking at it in the rear view mirror,
I don't believe I'd even shed a tear.

(Photo: Rianne de Vaan)

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