Standing on the Edge

His fictions poisoning the lake
I was doubting my own take
Spilled tea whispers traded
For an Amtrak escape
Left ghosts out the window
Windy city skyline fades to black
In my baggiest sweat
Everything I had now in a sack
Bayou sewers of this new start
Mirror what's in my heart

I'm standing on the edge of yesterday
With every step I take, I'm moving further away
Is this really my everything? My doubts assail
Stranger in my reflection, in my own tale

Walking streets where shadows lean
Views of the New Orleans unseen
Umbra offers a velvet embrace
In my reflection, my fears I face
Fangs where in the depths once smiled
Every step I take feels like a mile
In this dance of dark, I'm out of style
Every friendly gesture feels like a trial
Enemies and allies, in my sight blur
In their promises, true intents I infer

I'm standing on the edge of today
With every step I take, I'm moving further away
Hands outstretched offering only needy wail
Stranger in my reflection, in my own tale

Newfound kin in the night's embrace
Reveal the secrets of time and space
Empowered, in this twilight we stand tall
Together, we'll prevent the world's fall

I'm standing on the edge my next day
With every step I take, I'm moving further away
Reluctant leader, scared but we will not fail
Stranger in my reflection, in my own tale
I'm standing on the edge my next day
With every step I take, I'm moving further away
Reluctant leader, scared but we will not fail
Stranger in my reflection, in my own tale

In the silence of victory, my heart finds its beat
Allies by my side, no foe we can't defeat
Every trial, a phrase in destiny's song
This is where I stand, where I belong
Where I belong
Where I belong