Turtle Drowning

I am a turtle drowning in religion
I am a little car that is fear-driven
I am two closed eyes stricken blind by faith
I am a lost soul waiting to be saved
That is what they tell me, so that is all I hear
But if I really listened the truth would ring clear
I am capable of swimming
I can steer myself off-course
In a world where no one’s winning
I may lose purely by force
Still I’ve got to see what the world is like
With my stricken eyes open
In the process I may lose my fucking mind
But I’ll never stop hopin’

I am a prisoner bound in ruthless chains
The powers that be have locked the door to change
But the key is tightly gripped in my fist
I am a child tearing restraints off her wrists
That is what they forbid, so that is what I fight
If I ever stop I may never see the light
I am capable of sinking
As long as I hold this weight
In a world of wishful thinking
Wishing never made me brave
Still I march forward with my fear in hand
Into a frightful unknown
As I break free from this false promised land
My only true hope is hope