(Verse 1) There's a blueprint in my body, a faded, ancient draft A sorrow I was born into, a bitter cup I quaffed It's a fear that doesn't fit me, a coat that's not my size A shadow in the mirror that has someone else's eyes And I've been living out a story that I didn't get to write Fighting someone else's battles in the middle of the night (Pre-Chorus) And I don't need to know the name, I don't need to know the year I just know the echo of the pain is always here... (Chorus) But this is not my story! This is not my war! And I don't have to fight it anymore! I'll take the pain that's been passed down and plant a different seed 'Cause the gardener is stronger than the ghost's forgotten creed I will not be haunted, I am here to make it whole I am the one who's taking back control! (Verse 2) So I walk into the dusty rooms I was afraid to see And sweep away the cobwebs of my family's history I honor all the journeys that have led me to this day And all the heavy burdens that they carried on the way 'Cause I can love you and release you, I can bless you and let go And choose a different river, change the way the waters flow (Chorus) 'Cause this is not my story! This is not my war! And I don't have to fight it anymore! I'll take the pain that's been passed down and plant a different seed 'Cause the gardener is stronger than the ghost's forgotten creed I will not be haunted, I am here to make it whole I am the one who's taking back control! (Bridge) I forgive the hands that drew the map I couldn't understand And I forgive myself for thinking I was broken by their plan The only power that the past can hold is the power that I give And today I choose to live... I CHOOSE TO LIVE! (Outro - music fades leaving only a single, sustained guitar note and a quiet, resolute voice) The gardener... not the ghost. The harvest... not the haunt. It is done.
