Trapped behind a wall of fire no point in making plans
Complacency and agony destroy me hand in hand
My eyes glaze as I try to see what I can�t understand
As I stare into the flame
Can�t remember any time it didn�t feel like this
And I don�t even know or care what day it is
But I�m tired of wallowing in uselessness and filth
So my fears
My shame
My life
Must burn away
Test what�s within
I�ll throw myself
Into the flame
Hide behind my weakness while pretending to be strong
Timidity and apathy have kept me here too long
Moving closer now I feel the heat and pray that I�m not wrong
But my fears
My shame
My life
Must burn away
Must burn away
Test what�s within
I�ll throw myself
Into the flame
Hope beneath the brambles of my life lies gold within
Or that like the mighty phoenix I will rise and find my wind
But either way this life behind these walls is at its end
My fears
My shame
My life
Must burn away
Test what�s within
I�ll throw myself
Into the flame
-Portia 2007