Cast Off

Your cast was taped over with plastic bags
 'Cause you wanted to wade in the waves
 You held your arm high but the water got in
 And it itched like hell the next day
 The strength that you need, you doubted
 The cast was getting rotten inside
 But what would it feel like without it
 Weakness needs a place to hide
 Doc said the cast is gonna have to come off
 Try to get by with a brace
 You opened your fingers so slowly at first
 With a terrified look on your face
 I knew what that look on your face meant
 Though you didn't have courage to speak
 You wished they would cast a replacement
 You felt broken like you're way too weak
 But the doctor explained what would happen
 You atrophy the longer it stays
 If you wear an old cast like it's fashion
 What's beneath will just wither away
 Have mercy for lives that are shattered
 Cast with hard doctrine and creed
 If it's only the idols that mattered
 Plaster would be all they need