fear is not my guide

there's a cause to light my call

and when i speak

there's a fire underneath

but i won't divulge it all

i know that line

i will cross or hide behind

want

need for my all

let me breathe

when time outruns my soul

i don't have to hide

fear is not my guide

i won't be made to hold

any word inside

fear is not my guide

i will not rescind a word

of what i've said

for the vultures overhead

but for every line i vent

another ten

i'm afraid i'd lose you then

want

need for my all

let me breathe

when time outruns my soul

i don't have to hide

fear is not my guide

i won't be made to hold

any word inside

fear is not my guide

as i learn to count my days

the less i care to veil

something of a deeper truth

is begging to exhale

when the time has come to bleed

and air my fill

will you be there for me still

and if you turn and walk away

well then i know

you were never there at all

when time outruns my soul

i don't have to hide

fear is not my guide

i won't be made to hold

any word inside

fear is not my guide

when time outruns my soul

i don't have to hide

death is on my side