The Prison We Make It

At the start
It was so pure
Leaning on our hope for the future
Our eyes so bright
And heart so sure
Hoping to learn what we were meant for

But things, they change
Nothing stays the same
And we feel like we lost time
As we grow
Into the life we know

We find ourselves caught in the crossfire
Searching for a light in the darkness
We'll find our way
Trying to find hope when we're broken
It's just the prison we make it to be
Torn in two

Black and blue
Beaten down by harsh realization
Back and forth
Losing our self-worth
Facing the truth of our limitations now

It's not
The end
We have the strength
To shape this life how we want to
Nothing could ever hold us back again

We'll break
These chains
Until nothing but their memory remains
Searching for a light in the darkness
We'll find our way

Trying to find hope when we're broken
It's just the prison we make it to be
Searching for a light in the darkness
Trying to find hope when we're broken

Twisting and turning and breaking these chains
This life is much more than the prison we make it to be
And now I'm begging for answers
How did it come to this?

What made you think you had no other choice
But to end it all?
Why did you pull the trigger
And leave us all behind?
What made you think you had no other choice
But to end it all, and leave this life behind?

I can't bear the pain
Nothing is easy
Nothing is right
I'm wishing I could bring you back to life
I can't forgive what you've done

So much potential
That will never become
I can't bear the pain
You are gone but your memory remains
Searching for a light in the darkness

We'll find our way
Trying to find hope when we're broken
It's just the prison we make it to be
Searching for a light in the darkness
Trying to find hope when we're broken
Twisting and turning and breaking these chains
This life is much more than the prison we make it to be