I know I want to leave
To escape from this place, this life,
this stagnation
I need to go, to learn,
to find something new, something beautiful
Yet I am afraid.
I hate this place, some days
This town, these people
Being here makes me angry,
always
and I know I can’t stay.
I must leave, I want to leave,
and yet I don’t.
I can’t stay, but I don’t want to leave.
I’m scared to leave my home,
my place, my life
They know me here, and I know them
I know what is right, what is normal,
what is safe and true
I have a role here, a reputation, a life
I want to escape it,
to be free
But I don’t wan’t to lose it.
I am leaving soon,
that is certain.
I can’t wait to go, to live a new life,
to grow
And yet I want to stay
to continue this life
keep the same friends
and walk the same paths
I want to stay, but I need to go.
I need to stay, but I want to go.
I will not stay, so where will I go?