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The Fight to be Heard
The voices I hear
 Make me want to disappear
 But I don't hear them anymore
 
 The whispers I seek
 That spoke with such critique
 Don't hear me anymore
 
 I've learned my lesson
 So they just lessen
 Ignoring me; not hearing me
 
 This is a good thing
 But why did it leave such a sting?
 A pain in my brain
 A twitch in my veins
 But this is a good thing
 
 I should be excited
 But I'm so shortsighted
 In whatever it is to come
 My heart beats like a drum
 
 I thought i was fine
 Then I think of the shrine
 I might've had if I died
 That's what happened when I lied
 I died a little inside
 I lost my guide
 But that's what happens when you lie
 You're so shy, you want to cry
 
 You can't talk
 You just walk your angry walk
 Inside you're burning
 You're afraid of not returning
 You build up your wall early
 It should be stronger, surely
 But you lose it just a second
 You lose you're strength you reckon
 
 But you're okay
 You say
 I'm not far behind
 People are just blind
 They're blind to the bone
 Even when they see that you're alone
 Are they trying to ignore me?
 They bathe in their own glee
 Are they trying to take from me?
 They would disagree
 
 And when you're dead
 You're dead
 And when you're not
 You've used all you got
 You've been digging that escape Tunnel for way too long
 As they dream of vacationing in Hong Kong
 Or dream up their own theme song, all along
 For a song they rush along trying to tag along 
 With the rest of their group
 They're playing life in a loop
 So are you
 And it's true
 You get that mistake
 Their final hand break or a fish on a steak
 They're holding out on you
 But there's not just a few
 There's a whole life awaiting for me and you
 Not just because we learned kung fu
 
 We're strong 
 And they're wrong
 We can fight
 They can bite
 We can live
 They can't give
 We revive
 And they thrive
 On whatever life gives them
 Using too much of vitamin M
 Living longer
 They're not stronger
 We ignore them
 But they're rich
 Rich like a transparent gem
 Like they just turned on the switch

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