As I slipped, I saw the river Rushing towards me as I fell And the question running through my mind "am I to go to hell?" What becomes of my loved ones And those whom I held dear In a plummet towards the earth I know I can't live my last seconds in fear Let's crack open the sky and light up the world No one will ever know why the unexpected whirlwind Picked up our livevs and sent the fire shooting through our hearts Oh, I can't wait. For the sunlight to paint the sky blue and bright again But then the angels arrive to lead me away Maybe I don't want to go, oh please let me stay And the clouds poured down To shed their tears on the ground When the thunder rolled in Your lightning flashed and demanded Let's crack open the sky and light up the world No one will ever know why the unexpected whirlwind Picked up our livevs and sent the fire shooting through our hearts Cause I can't wait. For the sunlight to paint the sky blue and bright again You think the chosen are few? We are all the select In this corkscrew life span, a downward cycle My blue ink-laced pen with a mind of its own Leaves me here in a paper-lined castle With nothign to describe but a painting my mind So here's the story-teller inside Open wide And I won't hide In every golden-eyed dream dulled by the grinding of death's course swipe The candle still burns brightly and true Through the ice-bitten wind with its frosted grin A sweetened smile coated with lies Won't keep us from trying, soul to the grind He is our light Day or night A shelter from this storm A shelter from disaster A refuge from this storm