The Bridge

My soul is my own, and it's not for sale! [Intro] [Male vocals] I only want to be a better man Don't know what was said or what was heard Only know that I will never understand It's just absurd how much the lines have blurred [Violin solo] [Verse] The time is past The memory slowly fades away I chose myself I knew I couldn't stay [Verse] Though I stumble on my path It's my own path today I walked away From the silly games I will no longer play [Bridge] I will never know why When people look me in the eye Mirroring the teardrops that I cry The tears I cried, until my eyes ran dry I may never touch the sky But I know I won't if I never even try [Chorus] I found my own way Let life come as it may The price I had to pay So many times I had to pray My open heart still beating today I had to walk away From games I never wanted to play [String quartet accompaniment] [Transition] Wading through the pain of yesterday Underneath the obstacles I found along the way There was no way that I could stay In that web of disarray I won't be a golem made from clay [Chorus] I was never enough, for you You treated me rough, it's true The lessons were so tough as I grew My heart left all scuffed up and blue Prayed to have the strength to face my own fear My broken heart was made anew [Outro] When I think of you I think of your smile I would have walked with you until the last mile Laughing all the while Making our own style That's only an illusion made of my denial [Outro chorus] I had to walk my own way Life comes as it may I know when I can't stay Each day I hear myself say My open heart it is still beating today The choice that I was left with Was to turn and walk away [Strings outro]