Gary, Indiana

Do you still feel the flames long after you've burned to the ground? I can't forget the time when you used to flow through my veins And I don't know what I've been doing wrong But I've come so far and no I wouldn't trade it for a thing Damaged, bruised and battered Manifest that pain and Turn the tables on the world So it doesn't even matter Who you hurt Can't say you've taken everything You left a lesson to be learned So busy watching and waiting, debating that I've been feeling so damn small In this crowded room, Heart on my sleeve and something to prove Never fell so hard But what more is there to lose Of myself? 'Cause it's not easy to stay But it's hard to leave And it's not easy to leave but it's hard to stay And I don't know if I can carry on like this Like this. Now that I know that the red brick road Won't take me home or make me whole. What's stopping us from stepping up, Chasing the stars, until we raise the bar You don't need luck being who you really are. Once so far in between the lines That I couldn't see the pages, Content, complacent yeah, And I loved the view from here. But ambitions bright in the dark burn Like fire and everything becomes so clear Step forward out from the dark And adjust your eyes, To no surprise you had nothing to fear No bars or walls keeping you here Everyone's searching for someone, Someone to save them. But I'll find the strength And the courage to save myself. Save myself. And I don't know if I can carry on like this Like this. Now that I know that the red brick road Won't take me home but make me whole. What's stopping us from stepping up, Chasing the stars, until we raise the bar You don't need luck being who you really are. Maybe here one day I'll look back and see The beauty in this struggle of mine Feeling so weightless I swear that I can tell it all on my own So I'll take every chance just to prove to myself There's something more and just know Moving forwards not just Moving on or letting go And I don't know if I can carry on like this Like this. Now that I know that the red brick road Won't take me home. What's stopping us from stepping up, Chasing the stars, until we raise the bar You don't need luck being who you really are. Chasing the stars until we raise the bar Chasing the stars until we raise the bar