LET ME LIVE THE DREAM By Tom Jensen
I woke up… My mind was racing
When my feet hit the floor… they soon started pacing
Craving the apple I was once tasting
Footsteps to the past I began retracing
Running from old enemies I once was facing
All the while believing I was escaping
I never show my weakness even when I am breaking up inside
The only thing stronger than my ego is my foolish sense of pride
Sometimes I sacrifice all I've made
To live within a lie
The only cross to which I'm bound
Is burning me alive
Oh my, my, my, my... let me live the dream
Of escaping the demons... alive and unseen
From the blaring whispers of compulsion
Very few mortals can hide
Freedom is just another word for failure
For all those who have lost when they've tried
For the key to unlocking the mind is different
To each be them young or old
In trying to reach what they're searching for
Yet have never been able to hold
Oh my, my, my, my... let me live the dream
Of escaping the demons... alive and unseen
I tried staying with my own kind
I tried swimming within my own mind
But so slowly the path unwinds
Though I keep following what I hope to find
Even when life looks grave as you're running out of time
Could reality ever match my dream?
Will this nightmare ever end?
Will a new day ever begin?
Can I learn to make myself whole again?
To live without and change within?
Oh my, my, my, my...
let me live the dream
Of escaping the demons...
alive and unseen
Out of sight can mean out of mind
Yet what I am running from is never far behind
Once distant memories now mirror the present
As the shadowless clock has stopped telling time
No, you can't escape the voices
Echoing inside of your ear
As thoughts become desires
Speaking all too loud and clear
Although you may bow your head
While pretending not to hear
When the calming silence is gone
You know what is there
Oh my, my, my, my...
let me live the dream
Of escaping the demons...
alive and unseen