Puppet On Strings

I'm just a puppet on strings,
Dancing to your every whim.
You command me;
You decide my Fate.
And I'm sick of not--
Not making my own decisions.
You make them all for me,
And I can't stand it (Anymore).
Someday...
I will cut these strings.

The day has come;
I finally cut these strings
And I feel so Free...(until)
I fall in a helpless pile at your feet.

Ascend Again

Struggling, straining, striving
To make it (to the top).
Thirty feet up; halfway there.
Thirty feet down; nothing but air
Underneath to break the fall
(Until the ground).
Grip lost; found again--
Panic moment.
One thought heard:
In case of fall,
Ascend again.

Struggling, straining, striving
To keep a good (strong) hold.
Thirty feet up; halfway there.
Thirty feet down; nothing but air
Underneath to help support
(Until the ground).
Grip lost; then long gone--
Falling swiftly.
One thought heard:
In case of fall,
Ascend again.

Struggling, straining, striving
To grab something (and stop).
Thirty feet up; halfway there.
Thirty feet down; nothing but air
Underneath to stop the fall
(Until the ground).
Ground reached; pain is strong--
Crying softly.
One thought heard:
In case of fall,
Ascend again.

Struggling, straining, striving
To get up; (beat the pain).
Thirty feet up; halfway there.
Thirty feet down; nothing but air
Underneath had slowed the fall
(Until the ground).
Skin torn; muscles bruised--
Looking upward.
One thought heard:
In case of fall,
Ascend again.

Struggling, straining, striving
To make it (to the top).
Thirty feet up; halfway there.
Thirty feet down; nothing but air
Underneath to break the fall
(Until the ground).
Will strong; climbing still--
Wounded; not done.
One thought heard:
In case of fall,
Ascend again.

What Could Have Been

I see your bags sitting in the corner
All packed and full and ready to go.
Don't make this any harder.
Just say you'll miss me.
Sometimes I think I love you,
But at others I'm not so sure.
And I just got to know you;
Now you're headed out the door.

Now we'll never know what could've been.
I so wanted to hold you--
To comfort and love you,
But now it's too late;
It's time to go.

You're headed out towards your new life;
You'll feel strange at first.
But then you'll find a comfort zone
And leave me feeling worse.
You'll make new friends with all these boys;
Spend your time with them.
My phone will ring less,
And you'll forget.

Now I'll never know what could've been.
I so wanted to hold you--
To comfort and love you,
But now it's too late;
You had to go.