A pen held in hands paralyzed by

Blue lines running through

Paper crosswise

Challenging him to find a way

To keep his fear at bay

Compose melodies and verse

To chase your pain away

Because he's never known

A bond that could transcend time

Survive the cold of death

And the lash of life

Maybe someday he'll find

Something to believe in

Maybe someday he'll find

His way back home

He dreams of battles won

He dreams of love lost

He dreams of pressing on

No matter what the cost

He dreams of highways through hills

Tire packed snow

Hands catching lift

Through a passenger window

And when all his visions

Fade and the black of night yields

To the gold of day

He'll still carry the faces

Of broken saints

Cracking jokes

Through half smiles

And heartache

Don't let go of the people

You treasure the most

Don't give up on the things

That you bled for

Believe in me

I won't ever lose hope

Keep faith we'll find something

Worth fighting for

There are animals

In all of us

And their songs

They ring out

Free and long

We are animals

Every last one of us

And our anthems

They burn like the sky at dawn

Burn

Burn like the sky at dawn

Blaze

Blaze red and your songs will go on

I promise you

Your songs they will go on

Believe in me

I won't lose hope

Keep faith

We'll find something

Worth fighting for

Don't let go

I'll be your reason to carry on

So carry on