I'd Rather Fall Than Return

I'd Rather Fall Than Return Verse 1 The jailer left the old lock loose, A careless hand, a gift of fate. He slipped into the waiting night, Before they saw the empty gate. He kissed the faces he had missed, Like rain returning to the ground. Every heartbeat whispered softly, "Freedom is the sweetest sound." Verse 2 He said the days crawled on like shadows, Broken turtles crossing stone. Every sunrise looked the same, Every heartbeat felt alone. He dreamed of forests standing proudly, Like brave knights upon the hill. Guarding every fragile dream With silent strength and iron will. Chorus I'd rather fall than return, I'd rather fade beneath the sky. No chain is worth another sunrise Hidden from these hopeful eyes. If freedom waits beyond tomorrow, Even death can be a friend. Some roads never lead you home... But I'd walk them once again. Verse 3 He spoke about the Northern Star, How every night she'd call his name. He wished her light would touch his eyes And wash away his years of pain. No feast could satisfy his hunger, No wine could ease the prison cold. Hope was all he carried with him, Worth much more than bars of gold. Bridge So we climbed the highest mountain, Where the waterfall would sing. Monkeys danced above the branches, Birds forgot they needed wings. Paradise stood all around us... Then silence chilled the morning air... Final Chorus I'd rather fall than return, I'd rather leave the world this way. Some cages live inside your memory Long after you've escaped. Then I looked beside the water... White bones sleeping in the sand. Every soul who chose their freedom Left their story in that land. Outro The mountain never judged them... The river never cried... Sometimes freedom wears the face of life... Sometimes... it asks you for your life.