I once was burning bright
I used to laugh, run, jump, and play
I had a normal childhood
Raised in the normal way
I got discipline when it was called for
Got my rewards when they were deserved
Not sure when this all went wrong
When shadows came to play
I remember feeling the pistol against my head
Fourteen years is too soon for such fear
I knew from an early age about death
I dismissed such fears with a childs abandon
Jumped from the roof after six long years
It was ok, I had a cape...I could fly
I used to think such things were true
I raised hell with my brother
Fought like a demon with my cousin
Dug holes in the dirt to make race tracks
Took my punishments for such things with a smile
As the years have dragged on I've lost that smile
That carefree attitude about all things
I threw away the sun
I've gone from careless child to careworn man
So many more scars now than I could ever count
Some can be seen, others can only come like this
No longer do I run, jump, or laugh
I sit now on my angry chair and brood
Lamentation of lost days
I try so hard to forget that day
The day my sun fell from the sky
