the world on my shoulders
and no one to help me stand
the burden of the boulder
could easily kill a man
ive always feared the day
when the pain will float away
leaving behind a man
without a reason to stand

sitting above the clouds
finally free at last
not covered in the shroud
no longer haunted by my past
the echoes are still loud
floating in my head
alone standing in a crowd
alone sleeping in my bed
not bound by the weight
no longer surrounded by flames
stuck in between worlds
with nothing left to blame

the weight went away
but the pain didn't fade
what once held me down
kept me from going astray
now that I stand unbound
who will dare to say
that the world isn't mine
or the sun doesn't make it day
the fruit from the vine
the shadow cast by shade

the past now rests
in the grasp of my palm
a new found quest
bright like the sun
the keys to the kingdom
a kingdom yet to come
in-tune with the rhythm
of the everlasting song