Minus absence

A stance, a prayer unanswered
A chase without a dream
I stare at the midnight sun
They called without a warning
They said I had to leave
Exposed to everyone
Here without a meaning
I question every call, question every move
Minus what I am feeling and the shadows outside
A mystery under crescent moon

Precautionary measures taken into
Consideration of the formal kind
Token stares are filled with pain
Or just die a death of which you would have in
Time seen your life through
Maybe one or two, even six if needed
Taken from what I know is yours
Managed to ignore, call it contradiction
Waiting for the sign to move in and break your fall

And the reasons are waiting
And the seasons are changing
With the madness and low self opinion
I have on myself and my peers
And decisions are wasted
And the bars on my cages
Drifting closer together, making harder to see
The ways to the truth

I've always felt so bad
Never wanted to play by your rules
And I believe you now, 'cause I never really understood
A stance a prayer unanswered, a chase without a dream
Call it warning, call it what you will
My anger inside, I blame it on

And the reasons are waiting
And the seasons are changing
With the madness and low self opinion I
Have on myself and my peers
And decisions are wasted
And the bars on my cages
Drifting closer together, making harder to see
The ways to the truth