And since I've put it all behind me I feel inside a pit of emptiness Although I've let the hatred go I'm left here with a hungry hole to fill When you're consumed for years and years By a mission so seemingly clear It's not easy moving on Beyond such a primitive urge Forgive me, Dad. I let him go It was something in a fleeting glance A familiar fear or welling tear Which put me in a chilling trance A sight I'd caught a thousand times But never got used to The mirror's frozen stare Of a frightened little boy Now with this realization A new mission breaks into view To sail through the heavens on a ship borne with hope And to live there forever with you