Another Pen

I woke up to another morning With another mountain in my way Another voice saying "keep on waiting" Another promise for another day I learned the language of the silence The doors that close without a sound The endless circles, endless questions The feeling of being lost but still around I wasn't asking for the world I wasn't asking to be saved I only needed someone to see me Before I disappeared beneath the weight When all I needed was a hand They handed me another pen Another form, another line Another place to start again I'm more than numbers on a page More than a name they file away I've walked through storms they never knew And I'm still standing here today I've carried things nobody noticed I've fought battles nobody sees I've held my hope with shaking fingers When every answer came with fees They tell me "try another doorway" They tell me "wait another while" But they don't see the road behind me Or how hard it is to keep a smile I have been tired, I have been broken I have been close to giving in But somewhere underneath the ashes There's still a fire burning within When all I needed was a hand They handed me another pen Another form, another line Another place to start again I'm more than numbers on a page More than a name they file away I've walked through storms they never knew And I'm still standing here today Maybe I don't need their permission Maybe I don't need their light I've been searching for a rescue When I've been fighting my own fight Every scar became a story Every fall became a climb They can make the road much harder But they can't take what's mine When all I needed was a hand They handed me another pen But I will write my own tomorrow I will rise and begin again I'm more than numbers on a page More than the battles I have faced I've walked through darkness, found my way And I'm still standing here today Another door, another road Another chapter left to write I may be carrying a heavy load But I am still alive