Jetison

Running on the edge of my nightmare
Looking for a safe place to hide
The faster that I think I am going
The more the panic takes over inside

I'm asking all the trees for direction
And the darkness wants to show me the light
As long as I don't go horizontal
I won't have to battle the night

There is only one ride to where I'm going
It promises the distance and beyond
There are only two things that could stop me
Quitting or not choosing to respond

I'm frightened of everything but my shadow
Of that I am completely horrified
Where is the courage without abandon
That now seems inadequately supplied

I will never again be lead by what scares me
I would forfeit this life in the trade
What ever won't kill me will take me back
To the fires in which I was made

So strap me down and pay no attention
To my cries for mercy or my rabid screams
I will ride this horse through the battle
In the war that occupies all my dreams

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