You see the world through a windowpane

Feet on the floor but tied by the chain

The clock ticks slow

The days all blend

A circle of waiting

Will it ever end

But the sky still burns at dawn

The river still runs on

You're bound but rising

Like a flame in the night

No wings to fly

But you’ll hold on tight

The weight may hold you

But it won’t define

you’ll learn to live

And this hope is mine

Hands once steady now tremble and fall

You trace your dreams on an empty wall

They laugh and run

You stand and stare

But you’ve found a freedom that’s hiding there

The stars don’t stop their shine

You can still call them in time

You're bound but rising

Like a flame in the night

No wings to fly

But you’ll hold on tight

The weight may hold you

But it won’t define

you’ll learn to live

And this hope is mine