In Lieu of the Break

Annaleise says with a sigh on her lips "This season has taken its toll I've been locked in a battle of wills With the world in a war for control See, all this time I've wanted to be Someone i haven't been yet And I don't remember all that I've learned But I hope that I never forget "'As far as I can see' Is not so far, but I'm trying to be Just a bit more wide awake To give all this day's going to take To bend now in lieu of the break" Annaleise says, "It's hard to explain And I don't quite understand why But the moment I made the choice to let go Was the moment I grabbed onto life There've been too many years when my best-laid plans have Only brought my dreams to the ground So I won't go back to the way things have been Or the lies that were holding me down "'As far as I can see' Is not so far, but I'm trying to be Just a bit more wide awake To give all this day's going to take To bend now in lieu of the break" "There is so much more than what I've settled for And I can't ignore this unrest screaming in me anymore, though... "'As far as I can see' Is not so far, but I'm trying to be Just a bit more wide awake To give all this day's going to take To cast off the crooked and fake To rest in the rhythm of ache To bend now in lieu of the break"