The Exit

Look at that which surrounds me I'm supposed to call this home The dark has become so overwhelming So why don't I just go Why can't you just be more like your brother? Together you would rule the throne Evil and darkness would grow This kingdom needs you "Why can't you just be more like Pallis?" they always ask Could this feeling deep in me be the prophecy? As a child I heard such wonderful stories Of lamps, and the oracle, and holy the sea Silly boy, you speak of fiction Silly boy, you can't just leave them Reaching for some fairy tale ending Myth or legend Oh, what's the use maybe they're right What's the point of dreaming If it can never materialize? Townsfolk are ashamed Why can't I live up to my family name? Well it's not me, but you see it's just my pedigree You're a reckless and romantic rogue Your head is in the clouds You'll be chained here all your life Shackled to the ground You're not the chosen one Don't you ever dream of some place better Or a life that's greater Don't you ever feel like you've been destined For something bigger than your skin? You are so foolish The dark has been your home If you elope, I'll hunt you Through suffering you'll atone Dear Pallis, you're my brother You looked and watched over me But there's something bigger at stake My purpose is this journey Brother, you are shortsighted Naive and starry-eyed You are not the chosen one This will be your demise Brother, I can't help this feeling My heart tells me to run You were meant to rule the dark I was meant to see the sun Don't you ever dream of some place better When the light shines brighter? Don't you ever feel like you've been destined For something bigger than your skin? I think I'll just go "Adakias, tired of fiction and bound by his ambition Left his home for the city of light Disguised as a citizen his identity was hidden Within in a city that sat glistening He was eager for his new life He contemplated and hated Why had he waited for so long To flee his home forever shaded, where the jaded are never wrong? He took a deep breath He was finally gone His hope was left strong That a meaning would be found That had kept him withdrawn His stare had caught a light And he fell for the sight Her name was Princess Anhura She suffered from the same strife And like Adakias, she spent most of her time Dreaming of a different life." Don't you ever feel like you've been destined For something bigger than your skin?