Falling Away

I'm stranded on the side of the road,
Nowhere to turn, ain't got no one to run to,
Ain't got nowhere to go,

I'm all alone and I call and call,
But no one's around,
And darkness begins to fall,

I run I feel like I'm going home,
But I never really get nowhere,
I always wind up in the same place, alone and scared,

Far away and falling behind,
Through the veil that blinds,
The truth that unwinds before my eyes,

I see my mother's arms,
Stretched out towards me,
Calling me lovingly,

I run so fast I can almost fly,
But I can't seem to get to her,
No matter how much I bleed no matter how hard I try,

You were once as I am today,
I knew you before and I'll know you, always,
By your heart, I'll know your face,

Far away and fallen behind,
Through the veil that blinds,
The truth that unwinds before my eyes,

I'm nobody's son,
Through no fault,
Of no one but my own,

Unbaptized, unsaved, unblessed,
Bloody, dirty, wombless,
Pure, innocent and free,

Another fallen feather from another dead dove,
Another dead man walking trying to shake loose from the cuffs,
On, by, to, from, behind, before, after, in, with, yes but not of,

Far away and fallen behind,
Through the veil that blinds,
The truth that unwinds before my eyes,

Falling away and far behind,
Falling away and far behind,
Falling away and far behind,

-Norberto Mujica.