Forward
Open cells full of prisoners, haggard and worn
Tried to live out what they had heard
But the lies and the truth left them torn
Filled their pockets with worthless things
And still wanted more
Posed as puppets on iron strings
Now they’re broken and wounded and poor
And a cry from the corner makes me turn my head to see
That the child in the corner is the perfect reflection of me
and she says to me
You can’t go back to this life
You’re moving forward now, forward now
The door’s flung open wide
Now you are free
Great ambitions and vivid dreams, the future in store
Not as perfect as they might seem
Enough’s never enough, you want more
Whose path are you traveling?
Whose plan did you choose?
With your world now unraveling
You see you had so much left to lose
But don’t cry in the corner, cause the world that you’ve lost is your gain
There’s Someone in your corner who can manifest beauty from pain
and He says to you
(Chorus)
Don’t give up the fight when hope is in sight
The past is the past, so just let it die
You can’t go back to that life
You’re pressing forward now, somehow
So throw these chains aside, you’ve been set free
(Chorus)