Deserve to Feel

Was a place to tread, clean the soil off your feet
Needle in the red, and the song set to repeat
To the hills I fled, from the brown into the green
Had a skin to shed, to get out by any means

Not a stone left unturned, not a bridge I didn't burn
Not a choice I had to find my way

See the parting sky, see the light that stings your eye
See the veil lift, all revealed
Feel the thunder roll, seems seismic in your soul
What we all deserve to feel

Had my lot in life, thought "it is just what it is"
A twist of the knife was as comfortable as this
This is my own plate, this is what I get to eat
Cut off at the knees, now I'm back up on my feet

All at once. I don't know how, a ray of sun the fates allowed
I squint my eyes to bear the light of day

See the parting sky, see the light that stings your eye
See the veil lift, all revealed
Feel the thunder roll, seems seismic in your soul
What we all deserve to feel

Thought it was my fate, thought it was forever
Thought it was too late, hands were bound
Guess I should have known never to say never
A diamond in the rough is what I found

I'm not a child, I won't behave or fall in line
I'm not your slave
I'm no place to tread, I'm no place to wipe your feet
Call it lesson learned, and I'm not doomed to repeat

Not a stone left unturned, not a bridge I didn't burn
No regrets, I finally found my way

See the parting sky, see the light that stings your eye
See the veil lift, all revealed
Feel the thunder roll, seems seismic in your soul
What we all deserve to feel