Life is short, I can’t keep living like this,
Every breath I take, the air against my lips
I’ve never felt this lost in the thick of the mist
Watching myself wander into the abyss
So what do I do? Do I sit and wallow?
Just because of this sinful pride I swallow?
Cause I’m living a life that seems so utterly hollow
Because of the correct path I refused to follow
Now I’ll make this right, before my life I forfeit
So each second is a blessing, be grateful for it
You’d be arrogant if you would choose to ignore it
Wake up, it’s a clear sign that you should now adore it
So I’m awakened with a little more knowledge
One year shy from graduating from college
So to live my life is the promise I pledge
Never intended to get this close to the ledge

Cause we all have a short time
On this earth we're given
So what i will leave behind
Is now the life i'm livin'
I promise to give my all
Save this gift i've been given
Learn to walk now and not crawl
Cause this is my beginning

I’ve languished in my ways, death is laughing at me
I need to shove this fear in his face, instead be happy
But that would mean shaking this monkey off my back
But I’m a little out of sync, a little out of whack
And at rock bottom I came to an epiphany
Fuck all those people who never ever believed in me
And to all my friends and the family who supported me
I am forever in your debt, your love has set me free
Now what’s there left to say but I understand
That this life I have is actually mine to command
So the power of change is inherent in my hands
That’s why I pump my fist to the people in the stands
Each second, aware of my mortality
Cause I know the grim reaper’s scyth is following me
Ready cut me down to size, I think I deserve it
Cause this gift given by god, I need to preserve it

Cause we all have a short time
On this earth we're given
So what i will leave behind
Is now the life i'm livin'
I promise to give my all
Save this gift i've been given
Learn to walk now and not crawl
Cause this is my beginning

I feel liberated, I feel dignified
I’ll Seize control of my soul for the rest of my life
I’ll Be thankful to now rise and take flight
Instead of inane excuses and sound bites
I feel like all this pressure is now leaving me
I’ve stood tall amidst the rubble and the burning debris
If only you could all see, what I have seen
You could empathize with all the paths I have been
And all of the dead ends and all the broken dreams
Something better is coming has become my theme
So life, death and in between I’ll play out my scenes
To make the most out of my cameo on the screen
So I made my peace now, no need to justify
Cause in this moment if it’s my time I’ll collapse and die
The plan I will not defy, been down that road
Fighting the inevitable and reaping what I have sown

Cause we all have a short time
On this earth we're given
So what i will leave behind
Is now the life i'm livin'
I promise to give my all
Save this gift i've been given
Learn to walk now and not crawl
Cause this is my beginning