This Town

I found my fear in the ashes
Of this town as it burned
When the smoke entered my lungs
Suffocated on lessons I learned

Made it out of the fire
Ran away just in time
Tried to kill my desire
Tried to hold me here all of my life

Suddenly I saw everything
That I never could have done with you here
(You here)

Don't turn around now there's no road back home
No fear to hold you back, just say you want it
Say you want it more
The bridges all burned down, everything you know is lost
Nobody ever leaves
But this town won't take the best of me

You dream about (every hope)
Hidden away (but just below)
The surface of your skin, so coarse but oh-so-thin
You're terrified (of letting go)
Nothing is reaped until it's sown
No time to give in, just one life we live

Moving forward is not failing

Don't turn around now there's no road back home
No fear to hold you back, just say you want it
Say you want it more
The bridges all burned down, everything you know is lost
Nobody ever leaves
This town won't take the best of me

When you feel your heart pumping in your chest
It ignites the spark that you've always felt
Do you trust yourself?
Don't push those thoughts away
Can you feel the life flowing through your veins?
It never mattered what the voices said
Life's not about how you fall

You made it this far with the courage you had
You carried the weight of it all
And every dead end just begins a new path
And oh, the places we'll go