Somewhere I Belong
My last mistake
Was thinking I was the king
In a world where my thoughts
And words mean nothing
Stoked the flames
Of standard teenage lust
While the statue of my life
Began to rot and rust
Swept off my feet
By the knife to my throat
Slumped on the floor
Groaning out my lone note
Don't wanna lose
The last semblance of control in my life
Like I'm just a puppet
Just a slave to the strife
Hand me the reigns
To all my pain
So I can make it through the rain
I need to grasp onto what's left of my own life
Hand me the reigns
To all this pain
I can't see past the rain
I wanna go back home buried deep inside your arms
Somewhere I belong
Used the man
The needle clasped in my hand
Signified the end long ago
When I knew it was banned
A secret fix
I kept shooting it in
When I told everyone that
I wouldn't even begin
She saw the scars
I knew I shattered her trust
And every pillar that we built
Began to rust
Down on the floor
Bloodied and alone
And the fault is my own
Yes, the fault is my own
Hand me the reigns
To all my pain
So I can make it through the rain
I need to grasp onto what's left of my own life
Hand me the reigns
To all this pain
I can't see past the rain
I wanna go back home buried deep inside your arms
Somewhere I belong
Now, the needle breaks
Glass and metal strewn across the floor
I wish I'd quit before
I watched my lover walk right out the door
Will I make it right?
Will I atone for my sins that claimed my life?
I will find a way
I'll cleanse my soul today
Copyright © Derek Chos | Year Posted 2013
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