One thousand feet of freedom, one thousand in the air

One thousand bouts of sorrow gone while I was standing there

Racing under my skin, shooting fast around each bend,

my blood was pumping quickly, and a message it did send.

Surrounded by the clouds– which others claimed I lived in

In a constant, passive dream, where my thoughts weren’t realistic–

They hardly knew my name, so how could they know me?

As my mind was pulsing with ideas, far from serenity.

At five, the stars were mine, to explore the constellations

Shine a light where it was dark and exceeding expectations

I had lusted after greatness, there was no one who would stop me

They had shrugged and they had figured it’d be soon that I’d see

that reality did not work the same as in the books

My choices for the future had their share of curious looks

I took straight to my passions, as much as a child could

Though not everyone could make it, there was somebody that would.

As I stood among the clouds, remembering, reminiscing,

I knew that it was my fault, all the things that I was missing.

One thousand chances I lost, one thousand never taken

But still one thousand more that keep my body aching.

I’m farther than the clouds, I’m living up in space

With one thousand and one things that I have left to chase.

My heart is pumping quickly with sheer anticipation

I’m racing to succeed without a turn of hesitation.