Was a place to tread, clean the soil off your feet Needle in the red, and the song set to repeat To the hills I fled, from the brown into the green Had a skin to shed, to get out by any means Not a stone left unturned, not a bridge I didn't burn Not a choice I had to find my way See the parting sky, see the light that stings your eye See the veil lift, all revealed Feel the thunder roll, seems seismic in your soul What we all deserve to feel Had my lot in life, thought "it is just what it is" A twist of the knife was as comfortable as this This is my own plate, this is what I get to eat Cut off at the knees, now I'm back up on my feet All at once. I don't know how, a ray of sun the fates allowed I squint my eyes to bear the light of day See the parting sky, see the light that stings your eye See the veil lift, all revealed Feel the thunder roll, seems seismic in your soul What we all deserve to feel Thought it was my fate, thought it was forever Thought it was too late, hands were bound Guess I should have known never to say never A diamond in the rough is what I found I'm not a child, I won't behave or fall in line I'm not your slave I'm no place to tread, I'm no place to wipe your feet Call it lesson learned, and I'm not doomed to repeat Not a stone left unturned, not a bridge I didn't burn No regrets, I finally found my way See the parting sky, see the light that stings your eye See the veil lift, all revealed Feel the thunder roll, seems seismic in your soul What we all deserve to feel