Wildfire

We all have those days where we just don't want to wake up

Where even the air in the room holds you down

And there are days where you beg the universe for any hint of a sign

Just something to let you know that you're even remotely close to the right path

The kind of days where you doubt who you are, and

Where you are, or where you're even going

You anxiously retrace all your steps wondering where the hell you went wrong

And where was the place all those lines became blurred and the road forked

Like a serpent's tongue convincing you that you didn't even know yourself, from Adam?

Was it there that you split off on to the wrong course?

Had you taken the other road you'd likely be in much better shape, right?

Or better yet, maybe the world wouldn't have fallen apart like it has

Maybe all the right pieces would have been in all the right places

And maybe you would have found yourself instead of losing your hope

Like an old love note you kept locked inside a dust-covered box under the floorboards

Yeah, that sounds pretty good right about now

We could all use a little faith in ourselves

We deserve that, don't we? Don't we?

See, don't we deserve that?

Don't we deserve to open our eyes and rejoice in the mere fact that we're alive?

And that we woke up here?

Or that we can marvel in our existence. Isn't that good enough?

Or is that too much to ask for?

Because I'm starting to get confused by this all, this whole rat race

You know where we're chasing other people's dreams

And comparing the wonder of what makes us, us

Can you believe that?

Let me tell you, I've stared into the dark

And I've watched its lonely eyes look right back at me

And I won't lie to you

They pierce the soul no less than a sharp knife on a fresh piece of flesh

And it whispers into your ears into the silent of the night

Just hoping that for a second you'll forget what it is you are

So hear me, my friends

Don't listen!

It's a trap to think that you are not the infinite

It is a tragedy to believe even for a second

That you are not the culmination of each incredible improbable moment

That led to your existence

You heard me right!

And those scars you carry, well those are yours

So wear them with honor, like badges you've collected along your way

Place them over your heart one by one for all to see

And stand up straight

Hold your head up high

And don't you even think of wasting any more of your precious moments

Looking down on yourself

Wake up!

You deserve that!

You are human

You're alive!

Wake up!

You're a wildfire!

Burn bright, burn bright, burn bright!