Someone

You take this hurt,
Replace it with something worse.
I take one step forward, two steps back,
It seems that, in this race
I'll be dead last.
But I,
No, I won't slow down.

Tear these tethered walls,
Watch them collapse in on me.
You're sordid laughter haunts me as
I struggle, but can't seem
To break free.
But I,
No, I won't stop now.

Is there someone who can see me?
Who can hear me
And take away my pain?
Is there someone who can reach me?
Who can teach me
That there's something more to gain?

Time certainly flies
As countless people pass by.
I can't take it, they're incognizant,
Unaware iniquity
Chokes the air we breathe.
And I,
No, I can't take it anymore

Is there someone who can see me?
Who can hear me
And take away my pain?
Is there someone who can reach me?
Who can teach me
That there's something more to gain?
Is there someone who is listening?
Are you listening?
Are you listening?!

Every time I look, I find, each person turning a blind eye,
I need some help, please, can't you see? You're standing right in front of me!
This massive crowd's just getting thicker, and I'm weaker than I seem to be,
My body's trembling, my knees are buckling, and you don't even care...

Is there someone who can see me?
Who can hear me
And take away my pain?
Is there someone who can reach me?
Who can teach me
That there's something more to gain?
Is there someone who is listening?
Can you come here
And take me away?
Is there someone who cares at all
To lend a helping hand?
Because I feel so drained.

Are you listening?
Take me away from this pain.
Listen to me,
And take my pains away.

~ Bret Campbell/March 2005