Truth and Consequence

I didn't walk away

I ran away as I could go

From the shelter and the warmth

Told the truth that I might know

So afraid of what I'll find

So afraid of who I've been

Breathing out as I pass through time

'Til the years caught up with me

And now you know the truth

We all know the truth

And my consequence is absolute

I stumble along beyond all reason

There may never be a light

To survive my thirst might shatter

But I can't be sure I'm right

Still afraid of what I'll find

Still afraid of who I've been

When the sun had left me blind

The shadows hadn't found me

And now you know the truth

We all know the truth

And my consequence is absolute