i’d understand
if you’d rather not
talk about this
there’s always a chance
that we might remain
in ignorant bliss

most of the time
we coast along
safe from the storm
we follow our hearts
trust what feels right
keep to the norm

we are lucky if our lives can avoid it
but fear changes all of our choices

who will you see?
there in the darkness
when no one is watching
who will you be?
when you’re afraid
and everything changes
will you see a stranger?     
feel proud or betrayed?
all of your life
guided by truth
right from the start
then one twist of fate
in the blink of an eye
and it all falls apart

what happens then
when all that you knew
just fades away?
when you’ve lost all control
you broke from your soul
and fear has it’s day?

will you make the right choice in that moment?
will you stand and be brave or be broken?

we live in fear that we might fail
fear that we’ll succeed
fear that we may not provide
the things our loved ones need

but our greatest fear
will be realized
if we fall and lose ourselves to fear
we’ve become what we feared
all our lives

who will you see?
there in the darkness
when no one is watching
who will you be?
when you’re afraid
and everything changes
will you see a stranger?     
feel proud or betrayed?