Drown Out - Disillusioned Lyrics

Once full of hope, highly favored son
How could things end this way?
Was the truth you sought just an illusion
That could never be?

This is my disillusion
No time to waste on feel good stories
I'll put this simply as can be

I walk alone on this empty road
Like it's the only way I've ever known to go
Doing my best not to look behind me
So I never long for what I once called home

This is where I've chosen to be
And it's the only place that I've ever felt free
But I still have questions burning in the back of my mind
Sometimes I wonder if the choice I made was right

Then I begin to hear whisperings
Reminding me of who I used to be
They take me back to a place long forgotten
Where I am face to face with my lost hopes and dreams
I can barely recognize the man who stands before me
He's just a shell searching hopelessly for peace
I reach to put my hand on his shoulder, but he moves out of reach
I hear a voice say "He won't hear you" but I still begin to scream

It's not your fault, it's not your fault things are this way
This was never about who you are, or if you had what it takes
We believed in something with everything we had, hoping the rest would go away
But somehow no matter how hard we tried, things always ended the same
I want to be able to tell you how all this is going to end
But I'm still searching for answers, trying to make sense of it
I just wish I could spare you the pain you're about to face
I swear I never wanted things to end up this way

Once full of hope, highly favored son
How could things end this way?
Was the truth you sought just an illusion
That could never be?

Where do I go from here
When the path before me is no longer clear?
Is anyone still listening?
Can anyone hear a word I say?
Is there anyone here anymore, or is it just me?

Is anyone here but me?