Now 
The smoke has finally cleared 
And I can see the wreckage of my past that lies about 
me 

Now 
It's all become so clear to me 
And I have learned the 
Truth behind the lies and the lies behind the truth 

Everything in context finally makes sense 
I see the paths I walked 
Some I paved myself 
Some where I went gladly 
Some against my will 

I 
Can leave behind the fear and doubt 
And cast aside the shackles and the chains 
Of flawed assumptions I learned as a child 
I can't let them distract me 
So I'm putting aside the memories 
Of the things I never had but thought I always wanted 

Now 
My notions of what makes relationships have a new light 
I have gained an understanding 
No more false facades 
Covering my feelings 
Preventing a connection 

Solo: Bernie 

I've been spending my whole life pursuing those who 
built this cell 
Lamenting all the hateful things that happened to me 
Never thought to look at how I might have played a part 
in what I am 
Or what it means to lose the game before it starts 

Now I know that I cannot turn back and change the past 
And that the only choice to save myself 
Is changing what I carry from it 
Everything I did to myself 
Everything that's been done to me 
I'll turn my back on that and walk away 

And left with only me 
At last I see the answer 
And what I need to be 
Letting go 
I destroy my shell 
Embrace my heart 
And free myself 

The choir 

(A) 
The point of the search, may not be the answer 
The value of a want, is not always a need 
Still I stand, I'm not going to crawl 
Now I know, I've got to believe 

(B) 
Once I was a person without malice 
Once my heart bled red instead of black 
Openness and introspection now show me the way 
To reclaim all I've lost and take it back 

(C) 
You may have taken everything I ever had 
But you cannot take my future 

(D) 
Just release yourself (x4) 

All I was and 
All I'll ever be 
Finally are integrated 
And I am whole again 
Now I know the reason for this suffering 
I'm a better person for having known the pain 

A better person having overcome the pain