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From My Ashes
Questionable behavior? I do confess
That often I’ve left my life in a mess
Wrong turns? I’ve taken dozens a day
Sometimes it takes a while to find my way
Bad choices? Some think I’ve never learned
And every scar you see is one I've earned
Poor decisions? I’ve made more than just a few
But I always did the best I could with what I knew
Misguided intentions? Of those I am guilty
But I’ve never hurt another purposely
Have I stumbled? Yes, but when I fall
Somehow I manage to save it all
Do I know darkness? I’ve felt its pain
I’ve suffered in silence as my tears fell like rain
Take a new path? It’s easy to arrange
Start a new direction when it’s time for change
Back to the start? That’s where I always begin
When life destroys my world again and again
Yes, you’ve seen it before, that look in my eye
That says I’ll grow stronger rather than die
So why do you look at me with such surprise
When every time that I burn, from my ashes I rise?
That often I’ve left my life in a mess
Wrong turns? I’ve taken dozens a day
Sometimes it takes a while to find my way
Bad choices? Some think I’ve never learned
And every scar you see is one I've earned
Poor decisions? I’ve made more than just a few
But I always did the best I could with what I knew
Misguided intentions? Of those I am guilty
But I’ve never hurt another purposely
Have I stumbled? Yes, but when I fall
Somehow I manage to save it all
Do I know darkness? I’ve felt its pain
I’ve suffered in silence as my tears fell like rain
Take a new path? It’s easy to arrange
Start a new direction when it’s time for change
Back to the start? That’s where I always begin
When life destroys my world again and again
Yes, you’ve seen it before, that look in my eye
That says I’ll grow stronger rather than die
So why do you look at me with such surprise
When every time that I burn, from my ashes I rise?
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