Strings hum low like a distant cry
A breeze of time whispers why
Each note falls like a tear from the sky
I thought I was a king
A crown of air
Building empires out of empty stares
But the mirror cracked
It couldn't bear
The weight of a boy who wasn't there
Oh growing pains
They twist they bend
They carve the lines that never end
From pride to dust
From dust to men
We fall
We rise
We break
We mend
The stars once seemed like they were mine
I reached for gold but touched decline
A voice inside
So soft
So kind
Said"lose yourself
And you will find"
A seed must break before it grows
A heart must bleed to let love show
The road is rough
The river slow
But that's the way we learn to glow
Oh growing pains
They twist they bend
They carve the lines that never end
From pride to dust
From dust to men
We fall
We rise
We break
We mend