I Am the Fire

The steam rises from my skin
As the cold air mingles with my heat
I've always burned quite hot
From top of my head to tip of my feet

What is this feeling of rage
Why does everyone else feel calm
But here I am under enormous pressure
I'm a ticking time bomb

My rage burns inside me growing
Hell's fury itself runs inside me
Goosebumps on skin as hair rises
Look into my soul you'll see

That inside i'm a broken vessel
I can't control the inferno's wrath
I can only point it in a direction
And let it make it's path

Angry at the world
For dropping me here alone
Angry at life itself
I throw back my head and moan

I didn't ask for this
This fire that burns within
I was born with it
Maybe it's my true sin

I am here burning
In a sea of my own flames
People pass me by
Forgot their faces and their names

I'm angry at family
Squabbling over a crumb
I'm angry that you hurt me
And made me feel so numb
I'm angry that you look at me like that
And treat me like I'm dumb
I'm angry at work and school
Trying to keep me under their thumb

But the hardest thing to admit
Hidden in the little box up on the shelf
Is the burning secret that
What makes me most angry is myself