Josh Schroeder - The Author lyrics

Bottled up and thrown away Drowning in the deep This shame carries a weight You can't sink in your sleep All this time spent behind the walls These barriers Built high to keep away anything that could make you feel Man the towers, we can't see you slip I wonder what it's like to burn With no room to let in love And I can tell that you're not living You're just trying hard to breathe What will it take for me To put you at ease? Open up to me You can't do this on your own You've been living like you think That you could make it Alone Living like a fugitive In this world That's all you've ever known Faltering further As you let the wind take The things that made you A mountain that won't break I know you're to scared to wake up And I'm doing the best that I can To make you strong enough To open your eyes Let me show you That there's no need for you to hide Your purpose, your strength And everything that makes you okay Are right before you Open your eyes And I can tell That you're not living You're just trying hard to breathe What will it take for me To put you at ease? This can't be the end of you With a silent surrender to dreams unfulfilled I won't let you quit while your heart's still beating I'll walk this with you If you'd take my hand You're in control of everything that defines you So please believe me when I say You're not lost Until you give up on yourself You're not lost Turn the page and start again You are the author Open up your eyes You're in control of everything that defines you Open up your eyes Turn the page and start again