Closer and closer i climb towards a future that seems so far away i have seen the flames of my glory flicker out in the blink of an eye closer and closer i climb towards a future that seems out of my reach as i look forward the past continues to grasp at my throat i thought that i had control of everything around me but it's clear that i've lost my sight of what was going on i thought i had control but things aren't always as they seem i thought i had control of everything around me control closer and closer i climb towards a future that seems out of my reach closer and closer to the end of this chapter i crawl no longer enraptured by my past