Clenched Fist

I can walk and I can live and breathe
but does any of it make sense if I don’t believe?
with torn and tattered edges, I must make a choice
I find it’s only when I let go that I can rejoice
pain becomes my joy

I can’t feel you anymore through a clenched fist
open arms cannot embrace me when I resist
lonely sighs will tie me down with a clenched fist
the simple fact that without you, I would not exist
brings a smile once again

these five fingers, there must be release
I know deep within my soul where I’ll find the peace
two wooden beams, now, still in the calm
how can joy escape me when i see my palms?
it should have been me

I can’t feel you anymore through a clenched fist
open arms cannot embrace me when I resist
lonely sighs will tie me down with a clenched fist
the simple fact that without you, I would not exist
brings a smile once again

a fistful of anger keeps me so far away
but when I let go, that’s when I can say