Identity - Mind.In.A.Box

There was this empty shell

And I called it my life

Sometimes it felt like hell

But it was easy to survive

Time was like a drain

That didn’t flush me down

There was no room for pain

And not one chance to drown

I want to cut off all my ties

I need to break through all the ice

I want it to evaporate

And cease to be a surrogate

I want to raise a thunderstorm

I want to bring down all the rain

I want to be the flood that cleans

I want to know what my life means

I want to cut off all my ties

I need to break through all the ice

I want it to evaporate

And cease to be a surrogate

I want to find the strength I need

To truly follow my own lead

I want to find my destiny

And know my own identity

I got up every day

To do as I was told

I felt like a piece of clay

For someone else to mold

My suit fit me just fine

And my shirt was always clean

My thoughts they were never mine

But there was no need to scream

I looked left and right

And they were all the same

I lay awake at night

And tried to recall my name

I got up the next day

And took a long last look

There was no time to stay

On the first page of this book

I want to know who I am