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In a sea of lost souls I can’t believe you haven’t found me yet I mean I’ve never seen so many people Get so close to each other without touching And I want so badly To tattoo in thick black letters Over my heart The word FOUND This is for the people who Are still waiting to be found For the boys who thought they had her heart and lost it This is for the bravery of trying For the bravery it takes to let someone hurt you On a chance that they won’t This is for the bootstraps Caked in the dirt that you fall in For how white your knuckles get in the rising For the ones who have something to give But think they have nothing to give For the ones who have nothing to give And try and give anyway You will always have something to bring to the table If you are willing This is for the ones who’s walls of strength Are so thick They can’t feel the touch So it doesn’t have to hurt when they see you leaving Press harder Press until you hit the soft Find something worth holding You are worth holding The game of tag and all its variations Were just preparation For the time you spend hiding your heart diligently Until you see the joy in being found Know If you are reading this I found you Which means it’s your turn To find someone else I know it takes courage To touch someone In a world where no one touches But you did it once when you were a kid I know you have doubts I have doubts I don’t see in me any of the things people see in me I own a mirror I mean **** I shave me No one knows how ugly this mess gets better than I do But ********* We have got to be found Know this is the year you do everything right Ask someone to dance Show them how they’ve been swimming all wrong In this sea of souls where everyone feels so lost Even Christians have to find Jesus A man who can only save them After he is found I challenge you To write a letter to a stranger Telling them you’ve secretly loved them Remain anonymous Only send one Hold a door open for someone Smile like you do when you read a message From someone you care about And don’t realize you’re doing it Until one of your ******* friends asks why you’re smiling like that Smiling is **** I promise Do stupid things every chance you get You’ll become a good story teller It will make you interesting Shake the dust from your tired shield Let your walls fall like the crumble was healthy You do not need walls in wide open places Know whatever you have been made to believe You should always love like you’ve never been hurt You should not be afraid to be hurt Know Love is yours If you want it Want it I dare you Tag I found you Now find someone else
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Apr 11, 2012
Apr 11, 2012 at 1:13 PM UTC
The Game of Tag has Only Ever Been Preparation for This (FLP)
In a sea of lost souls I can’t believe you haven’t found me yet I mean I’ve never seen so many people Get so close to each other without touching And I want so badly To tattoo in thick black letters Over my heart The word FOUND This is for the people who Are still waiting to be found For the boys who thought they had her heart and lost it This is for the bravery of trying For the bravery it takes to let someone hurt you On a chance that they won’t This is for the bootstraps Caked in the dirt that you fall in For how white your knuckles get in the rising For the ones who have something to give But think they have nothing to give For the ones who have nothing to give And try and give anyway You will always have something to bring to the table If you are willing This is for the ones who’s walls of strength Are so thick They can’t feel the touch So it doesn’t have to hurt when they see you leaving Press harder Press until you hit the soft Find something worth holding You are worth holding The game of tag and all its variations Were just preparation For the time you spend hiding your heart diligently Until you see the joy in being found Know If you are reading this I found you Which means it’s your turn To find someone else I know it takes courage To touch someone In a world where no one touches But you did it once when you were a kid I know you have doubts I have doubts I don’t see in me any of the things people see in me I own a mirror I mean **** I shave me No one knows how ugly this mess gets better than I do But ********* We have got to be found Know this is the year you do everything right Ask someone to dance Show them how they’ve been swimming all wrong In this sea of souls where everyone feels so lost Even Christians have to find Jesus A man who can only save them After he is found I challenge you To write a letter to a stranger Telling them you’ve secretly loved them Remain anonymous Only send one Hold a door open for someone Smile like you do when you read a message From someone you care about And don’t realize you’re doing it Until one of your ******* friends asks why you’re smiling like that Smiling is **** I promise Do stupid things every chance you get You’ll become a good story teller It will make you interesting Shake the dust from your tired shield Let your walls fall like the crumble was healthy You do not need walls in wide open places Know whatever you have been made to believe You should always love like you’ve never been hurt You should not be afraid to be hurt Know Love is yours If you want it Want it I dare you Tag I found you Now find someone else
First line donated by Kelli
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Apr 11, 2012
Apr 11, 2012 at 1:13 PM UTC
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