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Brilliance

It’s funny when back to reality strikes You return to mediocrity and mundane days That’s just life We make our own misery, create our own pain Simply slip through Day by day All I want to do is tear it all down All in one fell swoop Plant a tree in its place and watch it roots Spread and its branches reach North to south, west to east We are taught to believe That dreams are just that We are raised with the notion That one must settle where they’re at “Why?” one might ask, It’s just a part of human flaw You doubt yourself, as do I But don’t we all? But I’ve lived through certain moments, Some of the best I’ve ever lived And when the clock strikes midnight, I have to go back to it To the routine, to a tired, old place, Back to the same old But I’m done with hiding my face, Through with trying to fit the mold Break it, just break it Break it all down And when it falls The tall, stone walls will Leave way to show what surrounds And what you’ll find is nothing short Of brilliance at its best But don’t be scared, just be prepared That the brilliance is a test The brilliance both hurts and Makes you feel like you’re back in time again Back when you’re running through fields With nothing but you And your innocence at hand I’m telling you, just run And spin and love and fall into chance Stare into his eyes and kiss him And when it rains and storms, Then dance Don’t think at all but think about it all And when you fall just let yourself fall But remember what you do now And how it can hurt another then Cause what’s the difference if You didn’t mean harm but You harmed them in the end? Open them up, your eyes There’s brilliance all around us In disguise You’ll be surprised And I promise there will be Much beauty, love carefree There she is, I found her I found me
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