Lauren Pandy

Is there such a truth as forgetting how to break
When this life that surrounds you is just too hard to take?
I'm doing everything in my ability to stay strong
So that people like you have what it takes to go on
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Kept a slave to your own rage
You're an animal locked in a cage
You feel nothing and care for not one
They all say you've come undone
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Could this be
Forever you and me
We will fly from our perch
We will continue to search
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What happens when you sit down to write?
Do you see an overwhelmingly blank sheet of paper that threatens to swallow you whole?
Or do you see a song begging to be sung; a bridge wishing to be built for the sole purpose of connecting mind, body and spirit; a story yet untold, a vast plain of existence yearning to be explored?
Is the paper talking to you?
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You tell me that I'm too good for you
But you won't say why this is true

How do I know that this is a fact
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All I see around me is death and decay
All this negativity just gets in the way
When will the sun shine and make it all okay
Why can't the ones we love just stay for one more day
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Fragile is my wounded heart and frail is my soul
I will not forget your part in creating this hole
You thought that you could bring me down and make me feel so low
But it is I who wears the crown and carries out the blow
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Black as day and bright as night
These stars Oh how they give me sight
Gazing up with longing eyes
The infinite cosmos hears my cries
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Take me to the funny farm
I can't stand this place
This ain't where my heart belongs
I think I've gone crazy
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Where is the sunlight when I need it?
Where does the blue sky go at night?
When I close my eyes, I see it
I am right where I belong
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Step into my heart, for it is connected to my mind
Maybe then you'll feel what it's like to be left behind
What if I disappeared? Would I even matter then?
Al I ever wanted was to matter to them
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Make me smile, make me laugh
Help me cut this pain in half
Give me a new set of eyes
Help me see past all the lies
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I could drown in salty tears
Marinade in all my fears
But the world keeps spinnin' round
I pray you'll soon be homeward bound
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Just another day
Take it in stride
You'll always find a way
To not give up or hide
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All this anger and all this pain
I shall not savor but I will tame
You say I'm better than all of this
You reassure me in every kiss
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Take this broken heart
Mend it once again
Help me seal the cracks
Keep me on the mend
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I am stronger than you think
You will never make me sink
I am better than you know
You'll regret letting me go
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Head held high
Hand over heart
Tear-stained eyes
You've done your part
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Chin held high
Stand and salute
Tear-stained eyes
Offer tribute
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Freedom rings while flags fly high
Hand over heart, she fights the urge to cry
Flashes of light and explosions jolt through her head
She still sees their faces, their eyes painted with dread
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