It's dark outsidenIt's cold and empty like my mindnBut who would knownI can't make it rightnI know it's on me but I can't fightnAnd I'm on my onenAnd I don't get to watch you grownFor nownnHeld back away by realitynThe fact is all I knownn[Refrain:]nThe footprints, that I leftnWere meant to lead me back to home nThe distance, between usnHas grown so bitter and so coldnThe permanence of silence nErodes them leaving just a holennThe lights are alivenThe glare is burning in my eyesnFor nownIt's nothing like I've ever been nShown in my lifenBut now nnHeld back away by realitynThe fact is all I knownn[Refrain]nnAll along the path we're takingnNever had a change we're breakingnBreaking down i've lost my bearingsnBearing all the cost by missingnMissing out on what's worth sharingnLeaving me with no controlnn[Refrain]