I used to live, lit by the flame

I used to give the shadows names

My eyes would strain in the dim light

I was so proud of my birthright

If I couldn’t look into the fire

Then how could I stand the light of the day?

But once I knew it was out there, I could never stay

You don’t have to let it own you

You don’t have to let it be who you are forever

You can let it go. You can let it all go

“For the wisdom of man is folly

And their wickedness tempts us away.”

It was such a convenient prophecy

It held a powerful sway

Guilt shouldn’t be any mind’s penance

And love shrouds itself not in shame

“I’m gonna do what makes me happy.”

Should never be this hard to say

You don’t have to let it own you

You don’t have to let it be who you are forever

You can let it go. You can let it all go

Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn’t be better if I weren’t so damned scared of lying to myself

Sometimes, I wonder if it wouldn’t have been better if I’d just been able to lie to myself

If I’d just stayed inside that closet, and kept my world that small...

Because, right now, I might be freer, but I don’t know where the edges are

But isn’t it amazing?

To run toward everything?

To grasp into the ether?

It’s terrifying to be this free

It's breathtaking

You don’t have to let it own you

You don’t have to let it be who you are forever

You can let it go. You can let it all go

I don’t want to let it own me, but it’s gonna be a part of who I am forever

I can’t let it go, but I can make it all go

I can make it all go

I work to make it all go

Don’t go back

Don’t ever rest