There was a time when we were
As close as hearts can be
Your pain and fear, your dreams and hopes
I was just a child back then
As I grew up I had to see
Not all those wishes that we have
Become reality
In all those years of doing nothing
But killing time
Having lost my faith, my strength, my power
Was my hardest crime...
I know that you tried hard to save me
When I was about to drown
But your way of trying to help me up
In fact just dragged me down
You've put me in a golden cage
You hoped I would feel safe and warm
But in fact I just felt scared
After all those years of doing nothing
But killing time
In the end I felt like a prisoner
Of my image you designed...
In a moment of rage I broke out of that cage
Spread my wings and found I could fly
In a moment of pain I broke free from the chain
Much too long I had lived a lie
In the end I just had too much
Of the getting in and out of touch
Of all that moving forth and moving back again
Men of steel turn into men of rust
Before they either bite the dust
Or simply run away if they still can...