Don't ever ask me why

I bite the bullet from the start

I balance on a wire

Between the gutter and the stars

The price that I should pay

Is higher than I thought

There's something I should gain

Walking tall against the rain

I tried to cut the ropes to get off the ground

But still I could not have fled

My heavy anchors will be weighting me down

Till I paint my sails in red

I'll never tell you why

I keep my secrets in the box

You know how hard I've tried

To beat my way through ash and dust

The price that I should pay

Is higher than I thought

There's something I should gain

Walking tall against the rain