Far Away

I wrote this back in October, about a month and a half after moving to university. It's about how lost I felt at the time (and still sometimes do), and also touches on a strained father/daughter relationship.

[CHORUS]
I’m a long way away from home and there is no turning back
An hour stretches a thousand miles, but I barely know the track
The hours get longer, but the minutes grow shorter, is this life all that I wanted?
And lost in the marquee of poets and prophets,
I’m slipping through the cracks.
[V1]
Who am I? Why did I want this? And can this all be real?
Independence aint what is was, but I’m trying to grasp the feel.
Feel like all I do is give, there’s nothing left to take
I’m drowning in this lake, someone help me for God’s sake
I’m losing myself, who’s that in the mirror? Is that me?
Who am I? What do I want? Why’s the picture so unclear?
I need divine intervention, or something to help me steer
This burning ship that my life has become
I’m drowning in fear.
[CHORUS]
I’m a long way away from home and there is no turning back
An hour stretches a thousand miles, but I barely know the track
The hours get longer, but the minutes grow shorter, is this life all that I wanted?
And lost in the marquee of poets and prophets,
I’m slipping through the cracks.
[V2]
Finding trouble in definitions, I can’t get it straight
Who am I to be judging when none of us can change fate?
Been fighting all of my life just to get out on my own
But now I’m stuck in the storm, I just wanna go home
But I’ve burned every bridge, this is the path that I’ve chose.
Injected with too many objections, it’s a fatal dose
I can’t believe this is what it’s come to, chasing fragments of dreams
With no direction, not even a god damn map in my jeans
I’m on my own for real, and there’s no turning around
So far away from you, it’s hard to think we ever stood on that mound
Of dirt, crying, praying, standing, holding tight hand and heart
I never thought that we’d end up this far apart
I remember “Our little angel” it said on her grave
I saw you bite your lip, close your eyes and try to be brave.
Never thought we’d end up like this, we barely speak anymore
It saddens me to the core, why am I closing the door?
Why can’t I be there for you? Why aren’t you there for me more?
Retreating to the haze of smoke, and the drinks that I pour.
We’re pretty distant- a thousand miles seems pretty damn far
But wait, just give me a minute, I’m getting into the car
[CHORUS]
I’m a long way away from home and there is no turning back
An hour stretches a thousand miles, but I barely know the track
The hours get longer, but the minutes grow shorter, is this life all that I wanted?
And lost in the marquee of poets and prophets,
I’m slipping through the cracks.

I really like these lyrics, very raw and emotional, great job =)