From This Day Forward

To turn back time
Is not only impossible
But a toxic delusion
It's mistakes that make us change

Not just me but all of us
Have been stung by life's lessons
A necessary pain
To become the people who we are

I will make amends
This I swear
I will not pretend
From this day forward

I won't accept ignorance is bliss
I won't accept cowardice
Face the truth or reap what you sow
The mask you wear won't protect your soul

Lay in the filth
Your life's gone adrift
Forging a bond with delusion and guilt
The truth we all know
But your vision blurred
Claiming a martyr
A lie so absurd

I will make amends
This I swear
I will not pretend
From this day forward

A spoken oath
Makes no sound
A broken vow
Echoes forever

We all wander and fall
Into life's certain mistakes
Wondering what it will take
To wash clean
We all wander
We all falter

I will not let myself down
I will not let myself drown
I will not let myself down
I will rise
From this day forward