[Intro – Instrumental: mellow clean guitar arpeggio over warm bass groove] [Verse 1] Dark woods hide a candy home Search and walk, I’m still alone Only witches here I see No princess’s kiss for me [Verse 2] Somewhere time just slipped away I was left, the world won’t stay All I knew was twist and fight Never found that forest light [Pre-Chorus] Bag on my back, I’m moving on Chasing the light until it’s gone Daytime moon above the dunes She’s the only one who pulls me through [Chorus] I need the fire to rise above On the road they all call “plain” Past the edge where no clues gleam I paint the dark with my dream [Interlude – Instrumental: groove-driven bassline with airy guitar chords] [Verse 3] Truth won’t fade, it stays and waits Stand still, they say, accept your fate “Grown-up” smiles can hide the fire But it kills a child’s desire [Verse 4] I forgot what mattered most Dreams I held so close, so close “Grow up” came, but I’ll defy Kick and climb until I fly [Pre-Chorus] Bag on my back, I’m moving on Chasing the light until it’s gone Daytime moon above the dunes She’s the only one who pulls me through [Chorus 2] I need the fire to rise above On the road they all call “plain” Lonely dark will try to take Every dream that I create [Interlude – Instrumental: lead guitar riff climbing into the bridge] [Bridge] Bag on my back, I run again Through the wind, the dust, the sand Daytime moon on golden dunes Lights my future, lights my noon [Chorus Final] Choosing the way they all call plain That can be courage all the same Staying myself through every fight That is the thing that keeps me right [Outro] Didn’t see my feet take flight As if my world was painted white Only witches here I see No princess’s kiss for me
