Born Anew

I crawl to the finish line
Hoping I can reach
A better place this time
What will I become

I've died again and again
Flesh and spirit in an endless maze
My lifeblood's lost and spent
Until I'm newborn in the ash and flames

I take a breath, and the world becomes my home again
It's been expecting me
Open my eyes, watch the colours painted in the air
Give it all back to me
I'll meet you again then we'll part once more
We'll trade until we make an even score
My body is crumbling to dust but I won't be gone forever
I'll survive

I lay down to sleep tonight
Hoping I can find
A sense of peace this time
Will I see the sun

I was a stone, but then I became a wandering beast
When has death lessened me
I met a ghost, and I knew too late that he was me
Only in hindsight seen
My dancefloor was laid out for me alone
A wise man who kneeled at a broken throne
I gave up, I fell short, I sold falsehoods even to my mother
Before I died

I thought that the ending already passed
This porcelain heart wasn't built to last
When silence had fallen, I turned round and saw a light inside me
I'm alive
If memory leads me into the grave
And novelty brings me to better days
Then time makes and time breaks the chains that have bound me to this prison
Now I fly