I stand on the edge looking down in

So dark, so deep, nowhere to begin

I step back away, I’d rather just hide

Than have to go on to the unknown inside

I could turn my back and just stay here

It’s nothing exciting, but nothing to fear

But I take the first step down into the dark

Feeling for a rung, a ladder, a mark

I stumble at first, I slip and I stall

But I know if I keep holding on, I won’t fall

I find my footing – now I can see

What all the darkness was hiding from me

For you have to step into the darkness before

Your eyes can adjust to see the next door