The Choice

It’s taking over; this is not the way she planned
Pigeonholing her whole life into a worthless one life stand
She wants to make the world fit into her hand.
When you give the skin right off your back, and everything you have inside
The only things that you have left are the things you have to hide

It’s the choice.
She heard them talking through the wall,
She knew she wasn’t crazy
Couldn’t let up when she thought she might fall,
She knew no one would be there to save her
She’s just another lonely soul who would rather hear you say something mean than nothing at all

They said they couldn’t understand the way she lived
They said it was just too hard to forget and to forgive

Look outside, everything’s gray
Tell her something to quell her fears
Look inside, it’s all empty
Hide her eyes, cover her ears
Time has become her enemy
And she’s held back by the shackles of society, she’s not what she wanted to be

And in four years no one really noticed her face
And in four more no one will remember her name

It’s the choice she couldn’t make because she didn’t know
It’s the choice
No one should ever have to live alone
It’s the choice
She believed them when they told her she was going home, closed her eyes gently and watched a senseless world fade away.