I'm watching the time pass I'm watching my dreams die The abyss shows That the child's grown Apathy reigns supreme in the abyss I know in my heart, I am greater than this What could have been, what should have been Regret plagues me I have hope, I have passion Despite all this pain I've heard my calling The only master I will obey I'm watching the stars rise They weigh on my conscience Will I be a guiding light? Will I be forgotten? Vitality reigns supreme, when we are strong I feel in my heart, this is where I belong What could have been, what should have been Never again I have hope, I have passion Despite all this pain I've heard my calling The only master I will obey Who was I before they told me who to be? I'm relinquishing fear I'm resurrecting hope I must not hear the naysayers The ones disillusioned by rage A self projection of all they could never be You can live with your weak mind, but stay the hell away from me You can live with your weak mind, but stay the hell away from me Oh how this world has beat me down Ascending further from the ground Oh how this world has beat me down I must take the fall And rise above it all Ascending further from the ground No more will I fall I'm above it all As I sit here with this pen and paper I'm writing words that mean nothing, yet everything My God, I swear to you I will see this through Morning will come again The sun will rise These words are my memories Telling stories of a life once lived This is my vow Living life out loud This is my declaration These words are echoes Radiating through my screams Manifested through my dreams I have hope, I have passion Despite all this pain I've heard my calling The only master I will obey This is my declaration Built from my foundation This is my declaration Built from my foundation Passion flows through my veins This demon I've slain