A Moment of Reckless Truth

Starting as a mere concept
It turns you onto your back
You silently stare
And it fills up the air
And you understand just what you lack

You're reckless and wild and willing
Everything you know is wrong
And a mile away
Your innocence lay
In the open, so they all know it's gone

Ambitions of past life
Thrown to the back of the line
Up in a flame
It's all part of this game
And the terrible game is mine

Taking a form far greater
It steals the soul of some
You want to learn
Don't know where to turn
My God, what have I become?

In concept it isn't so awful
But all alone, you obsess
Lost in a daze
For such a happy phase
And a monster will clean up the mess

It's when your fears become safety
Another part of youth
A puff of hope
For an hour to cope
A moment of reckless truth

Starting as a mere concept
Burning to bruise and to bleed
You silently stare
And it fills up the air
And you understand just what you need