Afraid

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I did not enter this world afraid And I refuse to leave it this way I did not enter this world alone A gasp splittin' the silence cryin', essence and bone [Chorus] I had to grow, so I grew I didn't mean for it to take me so far gone from you I made you scared when I cried All I wanted was a witness, but I know that you tried [Verse 2] I did not enter this world for you But I saw if I could carry it, you would carry me too I was not born to be free The agony of memory, the long arc of release [Chorus] And I can't sing to you now I tried to steal you from your sufferin', but I didn't know how I had to know what to do I made a shelter for your body, but it wasn't home for you [Post-Chorus] I did not enter this world afraid And I refuse to leave it that way I did not enter this world afraid And I refuse to leave it that way I did not enter this world afraid And I refuse to leave it [Outro] And I refuse to leave it And I refuse to leave it And I refuse to leave it One, two