A Blinding Light

I cannot see
 Even though it's there in front of me
 Like a beggar cold, and crawling on my knees
 Searching for something so close yet still out of my reach
 Is this all I'm destined to be

 I've been living in the shadow now for far too long
 The senses burn at the caress, like it doesn't belong
 It's one thing to dwell in silence, or to feel nothing at all
 Then you cannot hear the rush, or feel the pain at the end of the fall

 I fought to lift the veil and move beyond the door
 Just when I thought there was maybe something more
 A hope that I could at last restore my sight
 The cloak is gone, my freedom won, but I found a blinding light

 I can feel the light burn as the night was cold
 And I struggle the same, as the life I lived before
 Though the light guided me I still lost the way
 And I struggle the same just to find the path back to the day

 With every fall I lose the will
 Another chain that binds
 I can't go on like this
 Another road that winds

 I should have known that the struggle never really ends
 The road is long don't try to see what's beyond the bend
 Our wars are won, at the cost of another defeat
 You'll have to crawl to get back on your feet

 I thought I was stronger than this, that I had more to give
 That the light of the day would show me the way to go
 Never wanted to turn my back to it all
 This is my struggle that I'll have to bear
 Before I am too far gone