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You started the fire
I look inside
To see myself
What they told me was all lies,
They would rather light the match,
Than fight the already blooming fire
What they told me was all lies
I'm as plastic as a doll
I'm not who they say I am
Not smart
Nor perfect
If they look inside
They would see the reasons why
I'm as fake as a doll,
As dead as a stone,
No one can see the reasons why,
And you started the fire

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