Not an option

You wait so long to find out
Nothing's ever what it seems
Nothing easy, worthwile
And nothing in between
Patience is a virtue
Heaven's just a step away
Just a breeze compared to the hell you'll have to pay

My cards are all on the table now
There's nowhere to go but higher from here
Odds are against us
Echoes the mirror
Eyes on the prize
Better jump or be forgotten
Drive another nail into my coffin
Failure's not an option

The fever falls contagious and it burns within your soul
Makes you sick to think of ever giving up
Sometimes it's hard to focus
Digging shrapnel from my skin
Picking up the pieces
To fight the war within

I won't go down without a fight
I'm breaking through the great divide
You'll see me on the other side
You'll find me scaling the mountain