I've been running away too long
Hiding for an eternity
Seeing nothing in my mind
Tell myself I don't care

In the velvety darkness
Where nobody knew
Nobody saw me
Nobody could reach me

Shielding my heart
With a Wall
Pushing everything away
Immerse in nothingness

See your smiles
Pull another veil down
Move a mountain to shield
See your fist pump the air
Turn away and wonder
What I'm doing here
Why I'm here

When you shout
I deceive my mind
Tell my soul there's another one
Block my mind
So it can't hurt me

Everybody learns
How to protect themselves
Everytime it attacks
I watch and add another defense

I was unsure
Then you shouted
You screamed
You smiled
You laughed

Betrayal slapped me
I watched it crack a line
Between the rock
That was you and me
Looked away
Felt the tears spring
Cursed myself

I don't need your pity
I won't crawl at your feet
Won't grovel
Never feed on your sympathy
The grey smirks

Questions crashed in my mind
Walked alone
I tried to make sense of everything
The bitter taste of faint betrayal
Of you
Stinging in my heart
Hovering behind my eyes

Peeled back the mask
Searched the waves of truth
Forced my face
In the lightning of reality

Don't need your sympathy
You never knew
I'm coming back now
Brush a wing in your face
See you stare

You thought I was dead
Gone away forever
You crowned yourself king
Raised your hands
To your newfound joy

Now hear my cry
See how I soar
A streak in the sky
The terror in your dreams

See the certainty unravel
Surprise take you over
So fast
Twist and turn
Flex my strength

The roar echoing in the skies
Do you hear my voice
I'm coming back now
Just watch me.