Our Best Selves

My lungs are black and so has my heart become Eyes swollen as I cough up blood I know my end is near but hopefully too Is my redemption before man and, if real, god Take my satchel and take my hat You can get more use of them than me Be on your way now, ride towards the sun Be what I never could, be free We all wanted to be our best selves But loyalty can corrupt any man Now as I realize my wrongs and what’s right I’ll be the best I can Our best selves Was all we wanted to be Yet the smoke obscured our vision But now in my final breath I can once again see I have become eaten up By the wolf inside me There once was an eagle Who thought itself free But it was all an illusion Manifested by charismatic words Before my dying eyes I see the sun set The last I hear is the chirping of birds We all wanted to be our best selves But loyalty can corrupt any man Now as I realize my wrongs and what’s right I’ll be the best I can Our best selves Was all we wanted to be Yet the smoke obscured our vision But now in my final breath I can once again see We all wanted to be our best selves But loyalty can corrupt any man Now as I realize my wrongs and what’s right I’ll be the best I can Our best selves Was all we wanted to be Yet the smoke obscured our vision But now in my final breath I can once again see