In The Dark

<br> <br> [Music - P Craddick, D Ott & M Geimer / Lyrics - P Craddick]<br> <br> Some nights I lie in forced awakeness<br> My thoughts won't let me go<br> A sleep like death has claimed the world outside<br> The silence reshapes my solitude, from a refuge to a prison<br> Distractionless, nowhere to hide<br> <br> Aloneness holds the mirror<br> I see things I just can't work through<br> Some things you'll never shine any light into<br> Like how to read what will be, from what has been<br> Like what's in store for me, and you<br> <br> I wonder what my life will be, what lies ahead for the people close to me?<br> How can I make my peace with uncertainty -- in a sea of risk, swim with serenity?<br> <br> Some nights my thoughts drag me to a cold, cold place: the dark side of mortality<br> Who will be the next to go -- their light blown out forever, in that merciless finality?<br> <br> Lives are running novels; at times you read, at times you write<br> The choice of which to do might keep you awake at night<br> Should I just accept or act against this pressing moment<br> Should I run for cover or stand and fight?<br> <br> I wonder what my life will be, a public failure or success in obscurity?<br> How can I make my peace with uncertainty -- in a sea of risk, swim with serenity?<br> <br> I wonder what my life will be, what lies ahead for you and me?<br> Can I make my peace with uncertainty? I wonder what my life will be:I wonder: