A Thing or Two

I’ve been knocked down a time or two
In this life, it’s been rough but I’ve gotten through
My skin has hardened and my eyes have dried
For every new beginning I leave a part of me behind
And though I’ve tried hard to succeed, there are times where it just couldn’t happen
And so I dragged down everyone around me, in hopes that I wouldn’t break my acting.

My faith has been shaken
My ideas have been lost
What’s left of me can be taken
I just need to get lost
And relieve my mind
from all it’s pain
And then I rewind
And do it all again

You showed me a good side
That it all can’t be so bad
If I could open up my heart, maybe not too wide
You’d be the best thing I’ve ever had
I know you see it in me,
I know I can show you
Exactly what I’ve always wanted to see
Everything in my power, I will do.

My faith has been shaken

My ideas have been lost
What’s left of me can be taken
I just need to get lost
My boat is overflowing
Sinking to the sea floor
Crazed, I leap before knowing
The sea will bring more
So I try to swim up
before the waves can corrupt, me.

I’ve battled with the man upstairs
I ask him why he doesn’t seem to care
Told him that’s what they say to me
Why, I asked, is that the way it must be?

Well I’ve seen a thing or two
And I don’t believe in angels
But I do believe in you.

You saved me from myself,
I see the light in me that I did not see before
I didn’t ask, but you offered me help
You’re a light to be seen from every shore.