You sprayed your graffti on me...

At long last, at the place where it all sort of started, I found the strength to do it. A part of me can barely believe it, but others scream warcries of victory. Today I threw away the parts of myself I was most ashamed of. And as I watched the symbol of my mistakes plummet towards the watery abbys, I felt a tremble. No more illusion and pretense. No more lying and trying to please everyone. No longer shall I apologise for who I am, or find excuses for who I am not. Those of you who left, will only see from a far, the man this boy will be, and as it turns out, he just started growing.

The day that you left, was only my beginning. Think you got the best of me, and had the last laugh? I bet you think everything good is gone, that you left me brokendown, and that I'd come running back. But baby you're dead wrong, because I'm not lonely when I'm alone. Thanks to you I've got a new thing started. Thanks to you I'm not the broken hearted and I'm finally thinking about me. I'd thank you for making me a fighter too, but really, I've always been one, and honey, I always will.

The sun must set to rise...

Tonight we are young,

so lets set the world on fire,

we can burn brighter than the sun.

Tonight we can find new ways to fall apart,

because I know I'll never be the only one that you've got.

Tonight the world is on my side,

even though the angels never arrived,

and the wheel broke the butterfly,

we'll just close our eyes and dream of paradise.

We burn brighter than the stars...

I admit, I'm on the run. I'm running from Her, from them, and what hurts the most, I'm running from myself. I'm not really sure how it happened, I just know I dreamt of paradise, and when it slipped through my fingers, I had no choice but to chase after it. Now I find myself at the edge of the world, gazing towards an uncertain future. I dare not look back, for the destruction I've left in my wake, is something I never want to experience again. Those moments shape you though. They morph you, and they sure as hell make you strong. What once was, won't ever be again, and what has yet to be, is anyone's guess at this point. So I close my eyes, on a stormy night, and once again away I fly.

If I have desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical conclusion is that I was made for another world. My mind is screaming, and it's getting hard to ignore, especially when it shouts the truth. I look around the room, and the people I'm surrounded with, make me feel like there's hope for the future. Home is where the heart is, and the beat of mine has never been so strong. As we pass in and out of our collective consciousness, we make a silent pact. We shall remember these times forever. Not because we're happier than we've ever been, but because somehow, against all odds, we found each other in the dark.