[Verse 1]

There are two paths to Heaven and Hell

One of them I know so well

Dark are the days that lead astray

A spirit that has lost its way

[Verse 2]

The half of me that is insane

Is something like a hurricane

The other half grows brighter than

A supernova's midnight hand

[Verse 3]

If only that star would stretch its ray

And heal my tainted child

She wouldn't feel she had to be so wild

[Chorus]

When I leave here in September

Sister, help me to remember

There are two exits I can take now

I don't have to fade away now

One path goes left, one path goes right

There are two different shades of night

Two exits, two different lives

[Verse 4]

Trapped inside this tiny box

Just me and my paradox

We've known each other for a while

Me and my bitter, angry child

[Verse 5]

Are we a power yet unseen

Or feeble puppets on a string?

A princess in a fairy tale

Hidden by a funeral veil

[Chorus]

When I leave here in September

Sister, help me to remember

There are two exits I can take now

I don't have to fade away now

One path goes left, one path goes right

There are two different shades of night

Two exits, two different lives