Tightrope

I've been walking on a tightrope all of my life

I've been told not to look down, told to do what's right

So I'll keep walking forward, one foot at a time

I'll walk in a straight line not knowing why

Sometimes I lose my balance but I won't show it

I don't let the other people around me notice

I shove all my worries down it'll make me stronger

If I can hold on for a little while longer

But the shadows they'll find me, come up from the depths

Underneath the tightrope, they'll grip and I'll take my last breath