we must bend the bars   of these cages around our hearts   deconstruct the confines   of a weary existence   smash apart the stones   piled high upon our chests   and take in our first   breaths of freedom   there is no waiting for   life to come strike us   we must seek it out   if we are to feel it's touch   and i resolve to seize each day   and not let go until   my hands can't hold      we   must not   separate ourselves from life      cherish and prize each breath   taken upon this earth   this is our only chance   one life, and then it's over      you've just got to decide   if you'll live life on your knees   a clear choice   between revolution and apathy   if the pain is too much,   you can look to me   i'll be there to help you up,   up to your feet      we must forge a path   straight through to the light   raise ourselves up before   we fade into the night      sinking down we are drowning   in a pool of despair   watching as our lives are   wrenched away from our hands      this is the match   held to the fuse   the spark that will   ignite change   we'll sift through the   wreckage left behind   and dance among the   ruins of our prisons