Labyrinth Lost

A Song for Alaska

by John Roetzer


These twists and turns
Runnin' my life
I struggle to break free
Suffering surrounds me
Have I lost my way?
Life seems so confusing
Amid these corridors
So filled with shadows
From those who went before
And lost their path

How will I ever
Leave this Labyrinth
This maze of joy and pain
That is my life
How will I ever
Get out of this place
Straight and fast
Or slow and steady

I stumble and fall,
Get up again
I try to make my way
Alone, I feel forsaken
I've lost all my friends
Life is so depressing
When I look back on it
I'm all in shambles
I feel like I'm a wreak
And that is that

How will I ever
Leave this Labyrinth
This maze of joy and pain
That is my life
How will I ever
Get out of this place
Straight and fast
Or slow and steady

I'll lead my own life
Never give up
I'll push through anyway
This path that I am making
I will make ammends
Feelings I'm repressing
I think I'll let them go
Life feels much better
I think I'll stay right here
And learn to live

How will I ever
Leave this Labyrinth
This maze of joy and pain
That is my life
How will I ever
Get out of this place
Straight and fast
Slow and steady
Or stay right here

"How will I ever get out of this Labyrinth?"
~Simon Bolivar

"Straight and fast."
~John Green, via Alaska, Looking for Alaska

"After all this time, it seems to me like straight and fast is the only way out- but I choose the labyrinth. The labyrinth blows, but I choose it."
~John Green, via Pudge, Looking for Alaska