In this world, I believe, a silent change waits here for me.
Listen close to hear the sound of silence filling up what's all around.
Stillness wherever I go, the silent air is all I know.
Lying here, I close my eyes. I'm thinking nothing, passing time.
Giving in to thoughtful bliss, I'm drifting in and out of consciousness.
Dreaming of lives I can lead, I'm more content than I can be.
Giving up on all my plans, I've grown apart from who I am.
Moving on, and letting go, accept the fact that I am all alone.
Now that I'm off on my own, I'll take a chance I've never known.
Looking back along the way, I'm saddened by how long I've stayed.
It took awhile, but now I see, what I am, and what I'll never be.
Someday I might realize, I'm losing time, and wasting life.
No one's around, and changes can be found.
Since nothing is here, change may be near.
No one's my friend, so change will never end.
No one will see - change will set me free.
Changing lives, and changing ways, is how I live from day to day.
Who I was is nowhere near, but where I am is always what I fear.
You think you see in my mind, I'm changing just to pass the time.
Packing up without a trace, I'm off to live another place.
I'll arrive, I'll settle down, but I'll move on if no one can be found.
I can't escape what I'm like, but I can try until I die.
No one's around, and changes can be found.
Since nothing is here, change may be near.
No one's my friend, so change will never end.
No one will see - change will set me free.
credits
from Set Me Free,
released April 6, 2004
Production and violins by Ryan Avery
Lyrics written by Ryan Avery
Vocals performed by Roxaneh Khorsand
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