I had built up all of my hopes and all of my plans 
Only to have them stand and cast shadows of humiliation 
Days would pass shadows would remain 
A reminder of all of my dreams 
I had to live humbled with 
The disappointment of what never came to be 

I vow from this day forward 
My grieving will be brief 
That I will continue to give to this world 
Knowing I may never receive 

I had come so far 
Before being stripped and sent back to the start 
It felt as though the air was tearing me apart 

A hybrid of seasons had come 
It swept across the land 
It spared the lives of everyone else 
While it destroyed everything I had done 

The frost came in the night 
My progress immortalized 
All that I had left undone 
Would be forever, frozen in time 

I became known for this curse 
It happened throughout my life 
It needed to continue to occur 
In order to keep my legacy alive 

Before I know my time had arrived 
It was already gone 
Cursing the cold winds of change 
My moment of peace was just the eye of the storm 

The will to live is easy 
You can exist without a care 
The will to die shows it meant so much 
That you couldn’t have it - and you couldn’t go on living without it 

The will to give makes the best of nothing 
It is a philosophy 
That states you will continue to give to this world 
Knowing you may never receive. 

Satisfaction will come and in time it will leave us unsatisfied 
As uncertainty returns 
Bringing back the excitement to our lives 
We can only enjoy so much stimulation 
Before we stop responding and become despondent again. 

I had built up all of my hopes and all of my plans 
Only to have them stand and cast shadows of humiliation 
Days would pass shadows would remain 
A reminder of all of my dreams 
I had to live humbled with 
The disappointment of what never came to be 

Those shadows still remain as landmarks of failed attempts 
In their shade I work away at building a tower of character 
One day it will be revealed and it will stand for man years 
Casting a shadow of its own and striking fear in hearts - as will I 

It is the discomfort that sets us apart 
That wakes us up, that puts us to sleep 
It is our pathetic moments 
Which make us desire to be great 

It is the starving itself 
That makes us hungry to want more 
Over time as you learn to fall 
You’ll rise to your feet faster than the time before 

Satisfaction is a peak on the verge of decline 
It will be over in the blink of an eye 
Take your time to feel every moment 
A gradual climb will let you enjoy it 

For your life is measured 
By the degree of dynamic from your life to your death 
The wait is long and the wait goes on 
But it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive 

Through the crests and troughs 
I will have seen both sides 
By the Pursuit of the Sun and the Allure of the Earth 
I will have earned and spent my life 

The will to give 
There is no destination 
There is only the journey