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In the midst of a sickly revelation Standing unafraid before you We're trembling, but it's not cold enough Over us the trees are gently swaying Casting our shadows into darkness My heart is scraping against us Unprepared for moments like this It is a drastic game we're playing Safe if we stay away from the edges But we made no promises So unsurprisingly I find the distance has returned We're pretending Avoiding The reason it hurts Just breathe deep, sleep, ignore ourselves Cling onto anything else Destroy all the emotional ties, but I Still find parts of myself Come alive when I drown in your eyes I begin to cut off the air supply When I feel our hearts begin to swell But it's too late to stop this now, I'm Wandering the memories through sound I can't seem to throw it all away Even when I'm given a path out I used to know how to shut this down Instead I struggle every which way Trying to find the right way around This growing, empty space
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Mar 14, 2016
Mar 14, 2016 at 12:52 AM UTC
(I Can't) Shut It Down
In the midst of a sickly revelation Standing unafraid before you We're trembling, but it's not cold enough Over us the trees are gently swaying Casting our shadows into darkness My heart is scraping against us Unprepared for moments like this It is a drastic game we're playing Safe if we stay away from the edges But we made no promises So unsurprisingly I find the distance has returned We're pretending Avoiding The reason it hurts Just breathe deep, sleep, ignore ourselves Cling onto anything else Destroy all the emotional ties, but I Still find parts of myself Come alive when I drown in your eyes I begin to cut off the air supply When I feel our hearts begin to swell But it's too late to stop this now, I'm Wandering the memories through sound I can't seem to throw it all away Even when I'm given a path out I used to know how to shut this down Instead I struggle every which way Trying to find the right way around This growing, empty space
Axiana
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Mar 14, 2016
Mar 14, 2016 at 12:52 AM UTC
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