When the darkness takes over
it's like an adrenaline rush
you feel powerful
you feel invincible
and you believe that you're in control
when really you're being controlled
by your pride
your ego
your fears
and your anger
all of them are consuming you
like a parasite feeds on its host
When the darkness takes over
the parts of you that are good disappear
if you let them
but you can not let them disappear
the good keeps you from losing yourself
and becoming unrecognizable
from there you'll begin to enjoy the feeling
but it will be very short
because like any addiction
there are highs and lows
don't let the darkness consume you completely
you don't want to be just
another victim that couldn't swim
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Be whoever you want to be
whatever you dreamed you would be
just as long as who you want to be
is who you feel you should be
because that's the only way to be
a lot of people try to be
what someone else wants them to be
so they agree to be
someone they really don't want to be
how can that be
I think the question now has to be
who do you want to be
and not what does the world want you to be
if it's who you want to be
then it's what you should be
stop making it so difficult to be
when it should be simple to just be
because anything you want to be
it's possible to be
and more importantly it's okay to be
so don't let anyone tell you who not to be
because of who they chose to be
being yourself is the best person to be
so remember to just be
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I understand if you have to go
but just to let you know
that your disappearing act
doesn't take away from the fact
that you're standing in your own way
now I know that anything I say
you'll just believe it to be fiction
as it could potentially cause friction between us
but have you seen us lately
it's like we're strangers now
but there's no sense in trying to figure out how
or even why that happened
I'll take the blame
just remember that we never said our goodbyes
and every time you've looked into my eyes
you knew that I had nothing to hide from you
which means I've never lied to you
so believe me when I say
that you're in your own way
maybe one day
you'll realize just who had your back
and who's holding you back
then you'll be unstoppable
instead of choosing to be an obstacle
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You've carried the weight
of the world on your shoulders,
so why not your back?
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There's something you should see
or in this case someone
someone you didn't know was there
but has been there this entire time
and where have you been this entire time
are you in a coma
or just sleeping
you need something to wake you up
something positive
something real
something you've never seen
sounds like a crazy dream
why haven't you seen it
everyone else seems to have seen it
but it doesn't matter
because if you can't see it
the question is
does it exist or not
maybe they see dreams coming true
maybe they see a seed of greatness in you
or perhaps a destiny waiting to be fulfilled
it's obvious they see something
or in this case someone
but when will you see it
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Sometimes we forget
just what it feels like to have
the light shine on us.
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There's been a report of shots fired
but none of them hit me
then it hit me
how you can pull the trigger so quickly
then quickly hide the evidence
it's evident
that your intentions weren't to come clean
but in fact flee the scene
if it weren't for the fact that you were seen
fleeing the scene
one may forget what they were seeing
the autonomy of a human being
and so it seems
that every time we've been ripped apart
I have to get out the sewing machine
in an attempt to sow the seams
after you attempt to kill my dreams
honestly I'm getting tired of that
I could've followed your tire tracks
found you
and fired back
or put an end to everything you've worked for
just because I felt that I was worth more
but truthfully
I think I'm handling it beautifully
that's something amazingly beautiful about me
I don't solve violence with violence
besides if I become violent
there's usually silence
so I rather stay silent
to make sure there are no reports of any sirens
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