The Longest Winter

Sleepless and frozen Alone in my hole So now I know How strong I can be My mind's a blade forged by the cold The nights were truth Telling me the things That I should do to make them all just go away Who is this person you have become What is this blanket of despair you've wrapped yourself in, son I can hear them chewing From within If I lay still enough And hold my breath and listen A constant reminder Of what I've done Walk on out the door And slap the smile on my face So no one knows this life I live within these walls And what shall it be An empty glass Or do I set myself free Never have I stood at this crossroads before But my mind is tired and my heart is growing sore Some see through the shroud I've put on They sense I'm unbalanced and struggling to be strong So I promised this oath To believe in who I am To let loose of the ghost The past is not who I am Focused on rising And walking a path That's loving and true