Every time I close my eyes
  I hide behind the blackened lies
  That follow me
  throughout my history
  The lives I've touched
  The things I've done,
  The things I know will never come
  Get washed away
  In my happiness
  And oh, when you feel stranded
  Don't take for granted
  This thing called life
  Moving on was hard to do
  To leave the things that I once knew
  Childhood is the one thing
  That won't come back to me
  How can I sit idly by
  Watching all these hours denied
  My name is all I have
  For an offering
  And oh, when you feel stranded
  Don't take for granted
  This thing called life
  Built up walls
  That crumbled down
  People marched
  And stood their ground
  I saw it happen
  It was part of me
  And oh, when you feel stranded
  Don't take for granted
  This thing called life