THE WIND NEVER DID BLOW MY WAY
BUT I ALWAYS HELD MY STRENGTH
IN THE PALM OF MY HAND
THE BLOOD FROM IT RUNNING DOWN MY SLEEVE
WHICH IS WHERE MY HEART LAY
WATCHING EVERYONE RUN BY
I SCREAMED AND NO ONE HEARD ME
THE SUN BEGAN TO BURN ME
LIKE HOT SAND UNDER ONE'S FEET
I WENT FROM SCREAMING TO BE HEARD
TO SCREAMING IN PAIN
TO SCREAMING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP ME
I WANTED SO BADLY TO ESCAPE
I SCREAMED SO MUCH MY JAW LOCKED UP
I GATHERED ALL THAT WAS LEFT OF MY STRENGTH
IT FELT LIKE SPLITTING TWO WORLDS APART
TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH BURNING SAND
MY THROAT BETRAYED ME
BUT SILENTLY, I STILL PUSHED
I PUSHED AND PULLED AND TORE APART THE SAND
WITH ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD IN MY BODY
I GOT NOWHERE, FAST
MY STRENGTH HAD BETRAYED ME, TOO
SO TO COOL OFF MY BODY
I LET TEARS RUN DOWN MY FACE INCESSANTLY
JUST WAITING, BURIED IN SAND
FOR SOMEONE TO SAVE ME