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Live up to his legacy Or you’ll end in a bind. They stop saying you’re ahead And so you slip behind. Now I think I’m a loser I think I’m a fraud I think it was all just some luck all along. If I don’t live up the dream Am I even living at all? It all dwindled out The praise and the flames and the reins. And now look at that I‘m at the back of the pack. “Good job, but you could’ve done better” I hate my whole life And I’m so far behind And they can’t see that I’m gripping a tether. (I wish I never-) (I wish I never-) I WISH I NEVER STARTED AND I WISH I NEVER STOPPED AND I WISH I NEVER LEARNED TO LOVE OR TOLD THEM IT WAS “JUST US” And yes I’m younger And yes I’m fine (And sometimes I just wanna die)
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Jan 27
Jan 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM UTC
PRESSURE
Live up to his legacy Or you’ll end in a bind. They stop saying you’re ahead And so you slip behind. Now I think I’m a loser I think I’m a fraud I think it was all just some luck all along. If I don’t live up the dream Am I even living at all? It all dwindled out The praise and the flames and the reins. And now look at that I‘m at the back of the pack. “Good job, but you could’ve done better” I hate my whole life And I’m so far behind And they can’t see that I’m gripping a tether. (I wish I never-) (I wish I never-) I WISH I NEVER STARTED AND I WISH I NEVER STOPPED AND I WISH I NEVER LEARNED TO LOVE OR TOLD THEM IT WAS “JUST US” And yes I’m younger And yes I’m fine (And sometimes I just wanna die)
I just feel like I have to be the best Or at least as good as he was When he was my age.
HollyLS
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14/F/USA
Jan 27
Jan 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM UTC
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