I dreamed of higher ground Where rivers kept their sound I trusted what you gave A forest calm and brave I pictured open skies Where truth could never lie I walked toward what felt right Not knowing you’d turn night Your promises grew thin Repeated once again You spoke but never moved The cracks began to prove Each vow you left undone The ground came all unspun My hope began to fade The desert slowly made Your words cut through my skin A quiet, bleeding sin You spoke to keep me small And I began to fall You opened up the door And told me “not anymore” The silence hit so fast The world I knew collapsed I never wanted this A life of emptiness I would not break or bend I rose and chose to mend I stepped beyond the pain And walked my own terrain I cleansed my heart of you And claimed a clearer view I changed the part of me That feared what I could see I saw your empty claims I saw the hidden blame I saw the truth at last The prison in my past I didn’t choose the sand I chose to rise and stand I didn’t choose your voice I walked away by choice I didn’t choose your lies I chose my open skies I changed to save my soul I rose and took control I healed the part you broke I stepped beyond your smoke The desert’s far behind The sky is now aligned I heal a little more Because I’m not there Anymore!
