Let go, the tears fall to the groundLocked up, no release from the pain

Maybe crying but we can’t make a sound

Set free, we take a look around

Tears keep flowing as we see what we found

Held in, who knew what we missed

All taken out in the scars on the wrist

Kept back, we forgot each time we kissed

On to the next name on the list

Left alone, we find the dark inside

Evident in every time we lied

Forsaken, we watch the rising tide

Realizing we have no place to hide

Now there’s no way to tell the tears from the rain

Straining, strength begins to wane

Darkness covers the only ones who remain

Released, emotions flare like fire

All feeling left on a blazing pyre

Liberated, we continue to tire

Adrenaline fuels us through the mire

Tied down, losing all that we defend

Unable to use any help others send

Out of control, forgetting what we intend

Not stopping to let the broken mend

Planning escape, they can’t break our will

We’ve found hope they can’t kill

Unrestrained, we look from a distant hill

Remembering promises we must fulfill

All alone, we try to stay sane

Holding onto the life we retain

Stranded, we are all that remain

Our existence becomes our bane

Breaking out, captives begin to sing

Throwing off the chains we bring

Taken over, the bells will ring

And to each other we cling

Outside, we don’t know what we’ll find

Hugged by a young one with a face so lined

Exulting, I respond in kind

Their last day with someone to bind