Death is the end
And it scares us
But it's also our friend
Something we can trust

Life is so wild and bold
Potential everywhere
But it's the same old same old
It begins to lose its flare

But it never lasts
A set amount of time
It goes by so fast
This end a crime

We fear when life concludes
And we can't feel anymore
Negative are our attitudes
About death's door

So we fight back
And live life to the fullest
Our happiness an attack
The love we feel our bullet

Against death we fight
But that's what he desires
For us to be bright
Before he puts out our fires

Sometimes when I think
About people struggling
Pushed to the brink
I feel nothing
This isn't anything old
All I feel is cold

Emotion is fleeting
Happiness absent
Despair receding
My mind stagnant
Soul has been sold
All I feel is cold

Nothing is what's left
Gone are life's sparks
But I am not dead yet
A walking corpse
Emptiness uncontrolled
All I feel is cold

In this fight
Insides twisting
World black and white
Battle of existing
World keeps bringing
But I'm still here swinging

Blow after blow
I'm on the ground
Get up, I don't know
My mind unsound
The crowd cringing
Cuz I'm still here swinging

They tell me to stop
To lay down and die
I can't be on top
So why even try
Wounds stinging
I don't know why I'm swinging

Yet I get up again
It's never easy
Moving past this pain
So much I'm dizzy
But that fat lady ain't singing
So I'm still here swinging

My self worth is not mine
It is defined by those around
If they're happy it's fine
Even if I'm drowned
Sinking in this cement
Never can I be content

I adore each friend
Because I see a soul
Pain it will amend
Again make me whole
Stave away my torment
As never can I be content

I cannot always rely
On those around me
To help me get by
And set me free
Self love must be my intent
Or else never can I be content

A student wanting to learn
To love who I am
So I never have to yearn
For help when I stand
I can then invent
My own life of content

When I look back
My life is in two
Joy, I never lack
Despair never new

Times I'd rather keep
Moments I want to last
Yet I can't sleep
Over pains of the past

So I choose to forget
The times that were misery
Ones I always regret
Better left to a mystery

And all that's left
Is what defines me
The parts that are best
Are what I choose to be

We were so close
A friend in life
Who could take my woes
And cut them with a knife
Yet I was a flake
I want to mend this mistake

I chased others
Who said they'd stay
Then flew like feathers
The very next day
My heart they take
I want to mend this mistake

I missed your presence
The way we smiled
We were a menace
Living life wild
For our own sake
I want to mend this mistake

Then one day you spoke
And still cared for me
You fixed what I broke
And I felt so happy
Now I lie awake
Mended is my mistake