When you were here,
Everything was so clear.
All I had to do,
Was open my eyes
To see the light in the sky.

Now that you’re gone,
I see no light.
I cannot see anything.
It scares me,
I can’t find my way.

I’m lost.
Please help me
Find my way back.
I can’t see the light
High up in the sky.

My eyes are closed.
I’m scared.

Wake up
Go to school
Play sports
Do homework
Eat dinner
More homework
Go to sleep.

Everyday the same thing
Why is it always the same?
It's so
Normal.
But normal is not who I am.

Growing up 9402 miles from where I was born.
Traveling the world.
My best friend is Pakistani.
And yet
Everyday,
The same thing.

School
Sports
Homework
Dinner
Ever so normal
And yet
Not so normal.

Monkeys hanging from trees
Snakes on the field
Lizards on the walls
More monkeys in the pool.
So normal
And yet...

Is there such thing as normal?
Or is normal different
For each individual?
But then there is no normal.
And yet it's the same
For students around the world

Wake up
Go to school
After school activities
Do homework
Eat dinner
More homework
Sleep.

So normal
And yet
So different for each
And every person.

we were 10,
all of us laughing
crying,
cheering,
all of us as one.

we fought,
broken in two parts,
why was it always the same two parts?
it was always me and you against her and whoever else!
why did we let this happen?

we were 10,
all of us fighting,
broken,
saddened,
all of us as two parts.

one had left at the beginning of that year
but i didn't say good-bye
me and you, we left her so we could hang
so we didn't say good-bye

that year
you and her left me for some others
you left me with those we were always against!
how did this happen?
all of a sudden
i didn't know where i belonged!

but before all that
our peace-keeper left
i guess that's how we all fell apart!

we were 10,
all of us crying,
remembering,
saying good-bye,
all of us as one.

at the end of the year,
three more left.
two of which were always against us
one who was just barely one of the 10
but one of the 10 all the same.

now where do i belong?
there are only 6
but the one we always fought with was gone.
so where were you?
we could have been friends again!
but then you left the next year.

we were 10
all of us sharing,
dancing,
singing,
all of us as one.

now there are only two of us
two who are still together.
only 7 of us talk
while the other 3 are not a part of us.
is this where i belong?
because you are no longer part of those who talk.

i have new friends now
but how do i share,
or laugh,
or cry,
or dance,
or sing,
or remember,
or say good-bye,
or cheer,
or even fight,
or even be sad,
without being reminded of you

you were always there
but then you left me for her
you left me by myself
how do i ever get over that?
how do i learn to forget?
how can i learn to trust again?

you came to visit
but we didn't speak.
i guess it's both our faults.
or is it?
once i forget you i can trust
but if i forget you, i can't remember
what happens when you trust too deep.
how do i fix this?
how do i get over this?

the only solution i see
is to never forget
and to never trust properly
but then nobody will trust me
i guess its time to move on
and be real to me
instead of real to the 10

we were 10,
all of us laughing,
dancing,
singing,
crying,
saying good-bye,
remembering,
fighting,
sharing,
cheering,
saddened,
bro­ken,
all of us as one
but now

now we are all 10
all of us our own

i shall remember the 10 as we were
but never shall i make the mistake
letting you manipulate me,
control me,
force me,
rule me,
or even blind me,

as this all leads to us
being pretend friends
and only when were apart
we finally see this.

now we are 10
all of us our own.....