i am my own

Time always runs dry Time to escape, escape from danger No being too slow Always running, flee from the old Flee from the two We were born cursed And forced to fight, family reversed Goodbye I'm going home But home was nowhere You always lied My life isn't mine It's pledged to something That chills my spine My fate is something I refuse And my safety is not something I choose I won't wait for the past to make me to lose I'll change the path, and strike the match and light the fuse I am my own I don't know what's fair But I'm still living So I don't much care I used to consume my feelings My soul was a vacuum Yet now it gasps for air Fate reveals new companions In familiar places With aging monsters Sending me their messages Hidden in the books I've read My fate is something I refuse And my safety is not something I choose I won't wait for the past to make me lose I'll change the path, and strike the match and light the fuse I am my own When does the spark grow to a flame? A flame the burns the books, their words, and the misconceptions that they heed When will my future be reclaimed? Flee the flames or face them head-on as the fire feeds? I am my own Time, it passes by But there's no fear, let the past die I am not too slow I'll stand my ground now, I am my own