(been) training all this time
i'm at the starting line
a marathon i'm gonna have to run

in such a way as if to win the prize
and i believe
even though i can't see

all the athletes from days gone by
are in the stadium surrounding me
and in the days

before the final phase
i sacrificed the things that held me down
and concentratedly i fixed my gaze.

a shot resounds
my heart begins to pound
and i begin to know what it's like

to run as if i had nobody around
and i feel like i never felt before
i ran through the open door

and i feel like i never felt before
and it seems you're aware of so much more
than i gave you credit for

and i feel like i never felt before

climbing high

i can almost touch the sky
but every time i'm halfway there
i think i'll never reach the top alive

but i'm aware
i'm safely in your care
and with your help i'll never face a day

that i am unable to bear
you taught me to crawl/ you taught be to stand
you taught me run one step at a time/and watch out for the quicksand

you taught me to live/ you taught me to die
you taught me to spread my wings and how to fly