Stand

I stand here
Unbound, but broken
Afraid of you and the life I have known
I stand here
Lost and confused
Afraid of the truth I’ve been shown

I stand here
Watching you watching me
I stand here
Afraid of what I’ll be
But I don’t run, or hide
Or cower in fear
I stand here
I stand here

And I won’t run from the shadows of a broken past
And I won’t hide behind the tatters of a shattered caste
I’m not afraid, no- I am afraid
But the fear won’t last

You stand there
Cold and silent
Sure of yourself and that you will win
You stand there
Cruel and prepared
Waiting for our battle to begin

You stand there
Watching me watching you
You stand there
And think there’s nothing I can do
You’re mostly right,
But I’ve something to share
I stand here
Yet, you stand there

And I don’t run from the past I now know is true
And I don’t hide, though there isn’t much that I can do
I won’t loose, no- I may loose
But the winner won’t be you

Power corrupts, they say
Causing lost souls, who can’t find their way
Is that how
It took you?
Drawing in the power
‘Till the energy shook you?
Tell me
Tell me
Tell me

We stand here
At the ready
Waiting for the moment to strike
We stand here
Poised for battle
Knowing this is the final fight

And you can’t run from the power that swallowed you whole
And I can’t hide behind some safe, secluded grassy knoll
The end is near, no- the end is here
The battle for my soul

I stand here
You stand there
We stand here
Stand
Stand
Stand