People are so naive
They will take
One quick glance at you
And base their feelings
Off of your cover

Before I met you I was dim
My wick was at the end of it's life
And just when I thought I was going to go out
You brought the spark back into my soul
And now the fire within me has never burned so brightly

You’re standing in front of me,
Every nerve in my body is pulsing.
There is an invisible force that is pulling me towards you.
Where do I go from here?
We’ve done this before and I was left to bleed.
How do I turn around and choose myself over you,
When you are standing inches away from me.
You are everything I want but not everything I need.

It's all in your mind. They used to say.

Can't you hear it? They're whispering.

It's all in your head. They used to say.

Can't you see it? They're the darkness.

It's existing inside you. They used to say

Can't you feel it? They're running around in circles.

They are no longer in you. They now say.

You've become it.

Sometimes there are days where I feel like Atlas,
Carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders.

Sometimes there are days where I can feel every single little thing,
Every touch and every emotion.

Sometimes there are days where I don't want to live anymore,
For at that time nothing seems possible.

Sometimes there are days where I just I need to be alone,
And sit at the edge on the rooftop of an old building overlooking the city.

Sometimes there are days where I feel lonely,
Like the entire world is against me.

Sometimes there are days like these,
Days that the only thing I can feel is the burning sensation of a blade being dragged across my skin.

I spend the day working on things that keep me busy.
I spend the night working in an empty garage, repairing cars.
I do this to distract myself, but sometimes my mind just stops when I’m working and thinks about that nagging thought that never seems to go away.

I notice it and I think to myself.
I am enough
I am enough
I am enough
I am enough
I am enough
But no matter how many times I say it
It doesn’t change the feeling of worthlessness

Because deep down I know that if I was enough.
Things would be different.
My life would mean something to someone
Or just general

Beneath my hard edges.
Beneath my torn, battered heart.
Beneath my sunbathed flesh 
and these worn bones

Please believe, 
that somewhere in me,
there is a love song
and it is the kind you listen to
while driving back home

Didn’t you promise that you wouldn’t get mad again?
Didn’t you promise that you weren’t going to punch me anymore?
Didn’t you promise that you wouldn’t ever throw things at me again?
Didn’t you promise that you would stop drinking?
Didn’t you promise that you wouldn’t fight with mom anymore?
Didn’t you promise that you wouldn’t ever lay another hand on mom?
Didn’t you promise?
Didn’t you?

The vision of you slowly starts to disappear with every display of kindness that she gives me

Don't fall in love
For it will just cause more pain

Some things are inevitable
Now there are two ways you can handle it
You can either accept it and move on
Or you can give up and let that decision be your
Downfall

I dream of us
Sitting on the couch
Watching movies
And cuddling
Smiling at the happy parts
Laughing at the funny parts
Crying at the sad parts
Holding hands
With the knowledge that it is just us
Together

My thoughts are like the ocean.
Deep, vast and easy to get lost in.
When my thoughts get restless it is easy to drown away in them,
And when I call out for help,
The sea of my thoughts drown out my voice,
And I am once again alone,
Unable to defend myself

I feel too much.
People say that that’s good,
But I spend most my nights
Crying over pointless things
And wanting to **** myself over them.

We are all equal with different perfections

Maybe I'm scared
Because you mean
More to me
Than any other
Person.
You are everything
I think about,
Everything I need,
Everything I want,
And everything I love

Humans are afraid of the unknown
That is why we search
Day and Night
For an explanation
of the unexplainable

Those who try and fail
Aren't failures

Those who don't try at all
Are the ones who are
Failures

Spent too much time in my head
Late nights spent on possibilities,
Possibilities that never became reality
And now this is
My sad reality

Fall reminds me of all the beauty in nature as the leaves change colour. It reminds me of that cool breeze and the smell of fresh air. The sound of snapping twigs as you walk. Fall reminds me of warm apple crumb and the time spent just looking out at the colourful sky, which is no longer only blue, but yellow. Fall reminds me of you.

When I grow up
I want to have a family.
I want to give my kids
A childhood that I never could have.

I've got a lot of faults.
I'm not easy to take care of.
I'm really high maintenance.
I don't talk that much.
I'm bad at relationships
But it's okay
Because I know that
That's who I am and that's okay

You stand up on the table, you shout,
"This is not who I am. This is not what I want. This is my life not yours. I'm not a puppet."

Everyone gasps and points their finger at you, shouting,
"This is what you have to be. This is what you have to want. You must follow the status quo."

You look at everyone, "This is my life and I will live it wisely, for me, not for you." You reply, as you turn around and become something incredible.

Burning fire. The smell of smoke.
I watch as everything I've ever known
Burns to ashes.

I didn't want to be your first.
I wanted to be your last,
But hey, at least I'm something.

I wish I could show you,
When you are lonely or in the darkness,
The astonishing light of your own being.

I promise that one day I'll be around
I'll keep you safe
I'll keep you sound

Right now it's pretty crazy
And I don't know how to stop or slow it down

Hey
I know there are some things we need to talk about

And I can't stay
Just let me hold you for a little longer now

Take a piece of my heart
And make it all your own
So when we are apart

You'll never be alone
When you miss me close your eyes
I may be far but never gone

When you fall asleep tonight just remember that we lay under the same stars

So take a piece of my heart
And make it all your own
So when we are apart
You’ll never be alone

If I can make a difference in the world,
If I can help someone,
Then you bet my life I will,
I will try and help every single person,
Because everyone deserves a chance at life,
A fair chance.

You've caused me to become a demon,

I don't know what's wrong with me,

I just know that I don't care about anything anymore.

My feelings are as cold as ice,

What do you see when you look into my eyes?

Do you see hatred?

Or am I a stranger?

The old me is dead,

You've murdered me,

And now, I am your nightmare.

I feel trapped,
If I knew what was keeping me encaged
I would be free

I'm not much of a people person.
I'd much rather stay at home and play video games,
But I'll do anything for my friends