What Now

So now I know who I am

And I know what I must do

I must save the world

I must fight for it

That's what you said

Except it's not true

I don't know anything any more

From the moment I opened my eyes

In a body I wasn't ready for

A sword on my back

Suddenly I didn't know

Did you think I wanted this?

You tear down everything I believed

You tell me why I never understood myself

Like that's supposed to make it better

"I'm sorry…"

"Mama!"

"I'm sorry, my baby boy…"

"Mama!"

"I love you…"

"Mama!"

"Mama!"

I don't even remember crying

Was that me?

"Mama!"

I don't remember

I was born for this

To be a hero

Honour

Destiny

Courage

This was bred into me

My life written in prophecy

Except where I came from

Like I came from nowhere

Because I did

You draw the world behind me

And expect me to see it

And expect me to understand

And expect me to accept

And move on

To what?

To destiny

I know who I am

I know what I must do

I don't know

"I love you, my baby boy…"

I don't know

"Mama!"

Where do I go from here?

With nothing

Except your words

In a body I wasn't ready for

A sword on my back

Pulled out of its resting place

Destiny

Honour

Courage

"I'm sorry."

That my life is not my own

Life, death, time are as nothing to me

Except they are

And you expect me to walk out into the world and fight your war

Win for you, save your world

It's not my world

And I'll do it

But not because I want to

Because I don't know what else to do

This was bred into me

I don't know where else do go