When I fell from grace I never realized

How deep the flood was around me

A man whose life was toil was like a kettle left to boil

And the water left these scars on me



The chains I wore were mine, dragging me towards my fate

Planned for me long ago



I played by all their rules, went to their right schools



Who was I to question?



They used to say I was nowhere man

Heading down was my destiny

But yesterday I swear that was

Someone Else not me



Here I stand at the crossroad's edge

Afraid to reach out for eternity

One step when I look down

I see someone else, not me



I know now who I am, if only for awhile

I recognize the changes

I feel like I did, before the magic wore thin

And the baptism of stains began



Sacrifice, the always say... is a sign of nobility

But where does one draw the line in the face of injury?

I'm just trying to understand



Standing here at the crossroad's edge

Looking down at what I used to be

A drowning man, trying to stay afloat

Heavy with the past, but somehow keeping hope

That there's something more that is seen

But it's somewhere out of reach



So I keep looking back

Looking back and I see someone else



All my life they said I was going down

But I'm still standing stronger proud



And today I know, there's so much more I can be

I think I finally understand



From where I stand at the crossroad's edge

There's a path leading out to sea

And from somewhere deep in my mind

Sirens sing out loud, songs of doubt, as only they know how

But one glance back reminds and I see

Someone Else, not me.



I keep looking back at Someone Else... me?