I cower and hide within the home I've made smelling the air straining my ears hoping I'll find the predators before they find me
I know they're out there I won't know them at first Until they attack me It's safer to stay here far, far away from everything that will hurt me
I'm only a small mouse covered in rainbow fur Different from all the others I only want to be happy Is that so wrong?
To be a small, happy rainbow mouse Is that so wrong?
Fear follows me Nipping at my heels whispering all the reasons to run away and hide
She has her reasons I know they're valid The world can be cruel I've lived that reality
What has that caution cost me? A lifetime of hiding away of being anyone except me of being lonely and miserable
I'm tired of hiding I'm tired of letting Fear stop me I'm tired of lying to myself No more
Yes, I am afraid Yes, there are reasons to be But I won't let Fear stop me from being me
We all lose our way sometimes Even the best of us We fall into the dark and can’t get back out
Time moves forward always ticking away and with it, the world changes little by little every day
They are my moths I am their flame They are never far away
It's uncomfortable to stand up To speak out when something's wrong Like standing before looming faceless judges That hold my fate in their hands
Fear waits around every corner In every dark alleyway Behind the eyes of every stranger Sheltered in the unseen and unknown
I hear you creeping through the night spindly fingers reaching closer whispering in my ear reminding me why I should be afraid
I watch you while you sleep Infecting your dreams You can't run away from me I'm always waiting for you