What once was

If I played the cards life dealt me,
I know what kind of person I would be
Broken, battered, impossible, hopeless
I had to find my own way out of this mess

This invisible man trying to keep me locked up
Confused and turned around, never to find a way out
Reinventing myself at every turn
Finding a new side of me, to either save or burn

Where’s it going to get me, I don’t know
Can’t even imagine, me without the struggle
Hating myself for every mess up,
Failure was the condition and the state of mind

It’s a constant battle,
But I think I’m reaching the end of the tunnel
Finding the light, is it for me
What I was once, and what I can be.