Voices in the Wind

Locked in the basement where all bad boys and girls go
Stripped of my dignity, left in the dark
Why? I didn't know. What did I do?
Shadows are lurking about the room
I want to scream but I'm scared to move
O God, I want to be free

Wait, I can see a painted over window tightly shut
Too high to reach, but a scarlet cord is dangling above
I'm pulling it down
I can feel the air whirling all around
Like rushing waters I am hearing sounds
Shaping words that comfort me

Voices in the wind, they never call me down
They call me friend
They're telling me my life is to be lived
Well, maybe I could
Such joy when they come rushing in
They're whispering that beauty waits within
Keep insisting deep inside I'm really good

Now I've the key and I've got a light
I'm going down
Each step I take seems to rip through the dark
With a deafening sound
Such a difficult task
So many questions I have to ask
When I finally meet this shadow cast
Who could they possibly be?

The light shows the child rejected
When she only wanted to please
Out steps the woman crippled by anger raging deep
My God, they're me
And then there's the guilt and the shame and the fear
How many years we've been wasting here
It's time for us to be free

Voices in the wind, they never call me down
They call me friend
They're telling me my life is to be lived
I'm thinking now I could
Such joy when they come rushing in
They're whispering that beauty waits within
And suddenly deep inside I know I'm good

Voices in the wind, they never call me down
They call me friend
They're telling me my life is to be lived
Now I know I could
Voices in the wind
Such joy when they come rushing in
They're whispering that beauty lives within
They tell me I can win
Voices in the wind, they never call me down
They call me friend
They're whispering that beauty lies within
Finally, deep inside I know I'm good