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A River Dammed
She came to me with a river dammed behind her eyes
Sixteen years old and the pressure of life leaning into her
Questioning her worth and why her sun hasn’t yet risen
And, how in the darkness, she can escape the prison her mind built around her heart
Well, I guess I didn’t have the wisest tongue
Or, at least, it didn’t speak the wisdom she was seeking
But, one thing I do know, is that when you’re fighting the truth
It doesn’t matter who gives you directions
If you’re too afraid to find them inside of yourself
It took a couple of days for the moment to soak into my soul
But, once it did, it became as real as a broken bone inside of my skin
And, if I could relive that moment just for that moment once again
I only pray that I could have released the gates of her levee and let her river break free
And, I guess that’s the way life tends to go
A river that bends usually refuses to make headway as it flows
But, if I have learned one thing, it’s that you’ve got to fight the current
And, if there is no current, you’ve got to break down the walls
If you ever want to know what true freedom really means
It’s about building foundations and finding forgiveness
It’s about forgetting the past and following your own path
It’s about feeling okay when you don’t feel fine
It’s about knowing that in the end it's about giving your love and life to someone else
It’s about finding confidence and worth within yourself
It’s about holding on to the promise the bad times won’t last
It’s about being bold and deafening the questioning voices in your head
And, when you boil it all down, it’s simply about giving and receiving love in the end
