Escape the Years

as a child I forged these chains that bind me
this cage that confines me
with my own broken heart

and my own fucking tears
to keep away the fears
that could break me apart

but day by day
I wish I could find another way
to escape the years

I felt this pain
without the gain
you should get from your peers

and only the alcohol in my glass
the poison in my flask
lets me forget

how to live
and to forgive
without regret