Let Me Fly

I don't understand
This monster I've become
I don't want to be this selfish, uncaring
Acid licking at the skin

(Chorus)
I want to be an eagle
That will soar above the wind
I want to make a golden difference
In the world I'm living
By the life I'm living through

Oh, where did the young
And caring child of me go?
The one that never thought twice about herself,
But always gave her time to someone else?

(Chorus)
I want to be an eagle
That will soar above the wind
I want to make a golden difference
In the world I'm living
By the life I'm living through

And from whence this shadow came
That took possesion of my self
Which covered all my cheeriness
And drove my selfless self into an endangered state?

(Chorus)
I want to be an eagle
That will soar above the wind
I want to make a golden difference
In the world I'm living
By the life I'm living through

So next time if you see me stoning
Or with a half black - half shadowed face,
Please understand, somehow I'm not as I used to be
The me that I was happier being, the giving side of me.

Can you teach me how to be an eagle
That will soar above the wind
Can you teach me how to make a golden difference
In the world I'm living
By the life I want to live through

A poem of my friend for my friend

My friend requested I write a poem of her today, and because I was in a cheery mood, I happily obliged. Eagerly she asked if she could compose a tune to accompany it, for she enjoys music, and is talented with notes. Upon beginning it, I found that there were both happy and sad things about her, and since she commented that if it were too exalting of her, she would not create an accompanying tune. Anyway, here it is:

(Chrous)
I know a friend from far away
Who's still with me this very day
Her worth to me is more than gold
And warms me up when I am cold.

Her voice trascends to heavenly realms,
And wisdom anoints her lips.
The law of the Lord is on her mind
And laughter radiates.

(Chorus)

She grows so blind to what she's worth --
It really drives me mad;
Especially when she thinks she's failed,
My heart for her is sad.

(Chorus)

How dare she tell me she's a burden!?!
Burden I am to her.
She is a blessing in every way --
An angel in my life of gray.