FIGHTING TO STAY AWAKE
HOURS WHISPER AS THEY FLY BY
CONCEALING HAPPINESS INTO HATE
SMOOTHLY MIXING TOGETHER
HOW CAN I FEEL
IF MY INSTINCTS ARE SO BATTERED
SO LONG AGO
I WAS WHOLE BUT NOW IM SHATTERED
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CANT FALL ASLEEP
EVEN THOUGH IM SO FUCKING TIRED
LIVING IN A DREAM
ALL AWAKE AND CONSTANTLY SPIRALED
IT’S A LUCID DREAM
IN WHICH I CANNOT WAKE FROM
IT SHAPES OUT WORSE
STILL I JUST KEEP ON FIGHTING ON
LOSING MY PIECE OF MIND – EVERY SINGLE TIME
IM STUCK IN THIS PITCH BLACK VOID
CRAWLING UP FROM THE GROUND – THEN AGAIN I REALISE
MY HANDS ARE TIGHTLY BOUND
BREATHE
CAUSE IT’S THE ONLY THING
THAT MAKES ME SURE THAT IM STILL ALIVE
TEAR A HOLE IN MY SKIN
MAYBE THAT REMINDS ME HOW TO
BREATHE
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