I used to walk down sidewalks and through halls

My shoes would scuff and I'd stumble as I dragged my hand along rough brick walls. 

The environment around me was abrasive and hard but I couldn't tell the difference between that and my heart

I was wounded

Not by another person I knew

But by myself, because I wasn't seeking you

My eyes were averted and I wasn't watching my feet

My mind was too focused on someone I had yet to meet

And though my head was in the clouds my elevated thoughts were really bringing me down

And though my gaze was turned upward I couldn't see the sky 

Because a cracked concrete was all that met my eyes.

I wasn't on a road, but a tunnel instead

And the moment I realized I turned tail and fled

Toward a light, but I just got more frightened

Because I knew the responsibility held by the enlightened.

I used to think that ignorance would just be easier 

And I was right, but I didn't know this:

I might not find hurt, but I wouldn't find true joy either

Because through Him comes all that is fulfilling and good

And I'm glad that I ran instead of just stood.

The train was coming, whether I wanted it or no

It was up to me towards which direction I'd go

For me, I chose the right way; and even though I had to crawl

 

I could still outrun that train and beat death, once and for all.