Have you ever seen the dawn?
New light breaking over the hills,
Life-giving residue covering all.
The stench of stale life killed
By the birth of a new day.
As for me, I will never see it.
I am locked in a cage.

Padded walls tuck me in at night,
Padded walls greet me in the morning.
The only thing keeping me sane
Is the people who are worse.
Sometimes, I doubt it.
I doubt that my mind is sound.
Every passing minute,
Every waking moment,
I question myself.
I question those thoughts that dance.
I wonder if they are born of a sick mind
Or if they are an outcry
Looking for a kindred soul.

I would like to escape,
But escape to what?
Every path I take,
Every door I open,
Only leads to another door.
But what if I manage to find an out?
Will I ever discover completeness?
Life will never be the same.
It can't be...It won't be.
Life will never be the same
Because life shunned me.
It put me here.
It was my judge and juror.
Now it acts as executioner,
Keeping me here.

I am kept here in this twilight,
Wondering when new life will begin,
Wondering when my dawn will come.
For those who get to witness
An everyday miracle
Consider yourself lucky.
You could be locked up
In my hell.
In my sanitarium.