The Forge

A strange feeling has come over me A change of my mind and a change of my soul Turning my back on the past I once knew Sacrificing everything that I hold Becoming something foul and obscene Losing my will to do as I feel I feel now that I've lost all that I love Promises forgotten friendships left in the dust A meeting years ago and far from my home Now I try to remain true to your memory Time goes by and years work their way on me Memories dim as my body grows old A life of wandering alone is what I have made Too late now I have learned what I regret My eyes see more than most, Maybe I see more than I want to see My ears hear more than most, Maybe I hear more than I want to hear My mouth says more than most, Maybe I say more than I want to say My heart feels more than most, Maybe I feel more than I want to feel Now I break free from the chains of my own self restraint No more will I be bound by outside constraints I found the source of strength within myself No more will I let myself be less than I am