Distress

I can hear them once more
Screaming in the corners of my mind
Filling the corridors with a mighty roar
Yet I cower under the counter I hide behind
One day strong and fierce
Ready to fight and full of rage
The next alone and pierced
Feeling no more than completely caged
Everyone that seems so near
Why today do I feel this way
All alone and full of fear
What can make this feeling fade
I can't make the shaking stop
I feel the scream tearing at my throat
Every limb just seems to want to drop
As the scream tries to take float
I can't let it win
I know that I will stand
Victorious with the place I'll be in
But then in comes the second band
Hailing storms of doubt and pain
Beating me into the ground
Thundering hard inside my brain
As I beg for no other round
Make it stop
Reassure me
Someone tell me I'll stand at the top
I'll see the light and birds fly free
I'm scared and alone
At least that's how it feels
It feels like I'm being abandoned like some barren chicken bone
A piece of garbage that litters the pavement under your heels
I have to be wrong
These have to be lies
So why does every sad song
Sound like its seen through my eyes...