I woke up one day, And didn't know whence I came. I looked back one day, And nothing spoke my name. I saw myself from afar, And could not comprehend. I felt a throbbing scar, And knew it would never mend. I beheld the path behind me, And the weeds were growing tall. I looked where my footsteps should be, But there was nothing there at all. I knelt down without a sound, Feeling the emptiness inside. I buried my face in the ground, Screaming silently to stem the tide. I will cry out into the night, And let my anguish die away. I will thrust my agony aside, To prepare for a new day. In this moment my strength failed, I was falling through the ground. In the distance my soul wailed, All my parts became unbound. In this moment I felt strong, I could see me inside out. And my soul it came along, So effacing my pitch-dark bout. I cried for what was not meant to be, A last tribute to lost dreams. I had to leave behind my effigy, And with it bury all my screams. I turned around and looked straight on, Aware of the crossroads up ahead. I felt my fear the first time gone, And saw a future for me to tread. I will cry out into the night, And let my anguish die away. I will thrust my agony aside, To prepare for a new day.