Hangin’ On Life

[TEENAGER]
Dreamt I ran blindfolded down the block
Uncovered my eyes and suddenly I was lost
I sat on the curb, wondered if scars carry charm
Wrote Joni’s words with a sharpie on my forearm

And what do you say to that? But only silence answers back
They say girl just breathe, force a smile as you bleed

I’m hanging on life like it’s some kind of rope
And I’m whipped in the wind, beaten and thrown
And one day I’m gonna take back my control
But I’m hanging on life, how can I, how can I let go?

Feeling like a freckle on the face of a stranger’s child
I envy the birds ‘cause they don’t have to fight to fly wild
I’ll feed my ambition with all the light it craves
But something’s gotta give something more than it takes

The devil lets out a laugh when only silence answers back
I can’t bear to breathe, I can’t smile as I bleed

I’m hanging on life like it’s some kind of rope
And I’m whipped in the wind, beaten and thrown
And one day I’m gonna take back my control
But I’m hanging on life, how can I, how can I

I’m reaching for something, getting handfuls and handfuls of air
I’m told where to go but never how to get there
I’m reaching for something, getting handfuls and handfuls of air
Don’t know where to go, or how to get there, if I get there

I’ll hang on to life like it’s some kind of rope
If I’m whipped in the wind, beaten or thrown, woah
One day I’m gonna take back my control
‘Cause I'm hanging on life, for today, for today, for today