you tell yourself whatever lie
helps get you through the night
then come to me professing love
or whatever is your version of
I care for you more than you know
but i'll wait here and let you go
it's canyon-esque, can't you see
the vast, expansive dichotomy

awake from your deep
paradoxical sleep
remove all doubt
shed that skin
and who you've been
if you just come out

I know you're terrified
your eyes so wide
with such a fact
there is no going back
and yes this changes things
but change will bring you things
you never new before
open whole new doors

you tell yourself your father's love
will disappear, no understanding of
your feelings for me, or any man
disgrace will shatter all that it can
you gotta face yourself
the man you are
and dreams put on a shelf
can leave a scar
there's no one else, it starts with you
face it, do what you gotta do
trust me
you're gonna be okay
(gonna be so much better)

awake your deep
paradoxical sleep
remove all doubt
shed that skin
and who you've been
then life can begin
if you just come out
I know you're terrified
(do it, do it anyway)
shed that skin
who you've been
and life can begin
if you just come out
awake your deep
paradoxical sleep
cuz talk is cheap
remove all doubt

It's terrifying
ending years of lying
face it all head on
and staying strong
you think of all you will lose
as an excuse
not to gain
your new terrain

but when you emerge
you and your new life
I'll be right here
waiting

(J. Hudson) © 2012 Invincible City Records, LLC.