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I swear, every day the sky gets grayer Slowly, the realization hits, but lacking no force This life is all I've got. People die. Buildings crumble. Nothing is guaranteed. Not even the next day. I know this, but I fail to live the day like it's my last For a subtle moment the sky shows a hint of blue But happiness vanishes before it can be grasped Like the hint of beauty that is the sky's It's a sky as colorless as my skin The house to the sack of bones I lug around My soul being all that is real and true. This life is all I've got. People die. Buildings crumble. Nothing is guaranteed. Not even the next day. Stars gaze downward They could grant all my wishes Why aren't I the main character? The hero? But I've heard it all before "It doesn't work that way" That way is exhausting I'll live for myself It's the best thing I can do. This life is all I've got. People die. Buildings crumble. Nothing is guaranteed. Not even the next day.
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Feb 9, 2014
Feb 9, 2014 at 1:31 AM UTC
All I've Got
I swear, every day the sky gets grayer Slowly, the realization hits, but lacking no force This life is all I've got. People die. Buildings crumble. Nothing is guaranteed. Not even the next day. I know this, but I fail to live the day like it's my last For a subtle moment the sky shows a hint of blue But happiness vanishes before it can be grasped Like the hint of beauty that is the sky's It's a sky as colorless as my skin The house to the sack of bones I lug around My soul being all that is real and true. This life is all I've got. People die. Buildings crumble. Nothing is guaranteed. Not even the next day. Stars gaze downward They could grant all my wishes Why aren't I the main character? The hero? But I've heard it all before "It doesn't work that way" That way is exhausting I'll live for myself It's the best thing I can do. This life is all I've got. People die. Buildings crumble. Nothing is guaranteed. Not even the next day.
Lyrics for my band.
allthescreaming
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Feb 9, 2014
Feb 9, 2014 at 1:31 AM UTC
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