GATES OF GOLD

I spent so long beneath the weather

Counting every crack above my head

Now the clouds are opening together

And there's sunlight where the darkness spread

I walked until my feet stopped hurting

Past every place I couldn't stay

Nobody asked what I was worth here

Nobody told me I should change

There's flowers growing through the pavement

There's water running crystal clear A little voice says,

"You can rest now" Like I've been waiting years to hear

I don't have to

earn it

I don't have to prove I can leave my armor At the

edge of the room

Open up the gates of gold Let me in,

I'm coming home No more running,

no more cold I can finally let it go Open up the

gates of gold There's a place for everyone If this is what

they call forever Maybe forever isn't wrong

Nobody stares when I look different

Nobody measures what I wear

Nobody tells me I'm too fragile

Nobody tells me I'm too much here

The gardens seem to know my footsteps The birds don't fly when

I come near And every face I pass is smiling Like happiness

is nothing strange I don't have to shrink here I don't have

to hide

I can take up all the sunlight I can finally take my

time

Maybe heaven isn't somewhere High above the clouds Maybe heaven is a

doorway And someone lets you out Maybe I was never broken Maybe

I was only tired Maybe all I ever needed

Was a world that didn't require

Open up the gates of gold

Let me in, I'm coming home

No more running, no more cold I don't have to be alone

Open up the gates of gold Let the morning flood my soul

If this is what they call forever I think I finally know

I don't have to earn the sunlight

I don't have to ask permission

The gates are open And I'm walking in