After Tomorrow

The hollow hungriness Warm night washing my thoughts away Brief punctuations of light Revealing only my cloak of identity Here I am Hiding in sight Here I am Never quite right Everybody said, "Be the head of the class" Gold and diamond rings Precious things, now all brass After tomorrow I'll break this spell After tomorrow unlock this hell I'll shed this skin Live out what's within If the sun ever rises After tomorrow The yawning yearning Bright sun stealing my breath away Forced repetitions of thought Leaving only my shadow of identity Here I am Told what to be Here I am With cold accuracy Coloring on the page, daily wage, false applause All the lessons learned Praises earned at what cost After tomorrow I'll break this spell After tomorrow unlock this hell I'll shed this skin Live out what's within If the sun ever rises After tomorrow I've been battling all these ways Fourteen thousand days and counting Layer after layer of learned behavior With eyes open, I'm a box checked, a circle, a line drawn With eyes closed, I'm a hero, a goddess, an Amazon After tomorrow break this spell After tomorrow unlock this hell I'll shed this skin Live out what's within I'll shed this skin Live out what's within If the sun ever rises After tomorrow If the sun ever rises After tomorrow