In the depths of a cavern dark and deep
Where shadows dance and secrets sleep
Prisoners bound by chains unseen
Gaze upon a flickering screen
They see but shadows on the wall
Forms and figures tall and small
Echoes of a world unknown
A reality in shadows shown
Into the light from the dark
Guided by hope we embark
Shadows we fight with all our might
Into the light our souls take flight
Named and known by those below
These fleeting shapes their only show
But one among them dares to stray
To seek the truth to find the way
Breaking free from chains of night
She emerges into blinding light
The world outside vast and wide
A revelation truth untried
Into the light from the dark
Guided by hope we embark
Shadows we fight with all our might
Into the light our souls take flight
Yet as she gazes upon the sun
And learns of all that she has won
She knows she must return below
To share the truth to let it grow
But in the cave resistance thrives
For shadows are all they've known in lives
They mock and scorn her newfound sight
Refusing to step into the light
Into the light from the dark
Guided by hope we embark
Shadows we fight with all our might
Into the light our souls take flight
For in this world as in that cave
We're bound by chains that others gave
Told what's real what's false what's true
But truth's a path for the chosen few
Into the light from the dark
Guided by hope we embark
Shadows we fight with all our might
Into the light our souls take flight
Awakening comes with time and pain
As we shed illusions break each chain
Ascending from darkness to the light
Embracing truth with all our might
So let us break free from our caves
And rise above the shadowed waves
For in the realm of clarity
Lies the truth that sets us free
Into the light from the dark
Guided by hope we embark
Shadows we fight with all our might
Into the light our souls take fligh