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Toxic

I'm eating something toxic

And if I stop I think I'll die

But if I don't I will be sick forevermore

How do you stop the only thing that's keeping you going

When it's one of the things that's keeping you down?

How do you give up your lifeline

When it's also the chain that keeps you locked up?

How do you fix the problem

When it's the solution?

How do you solve isolation

When it's the people around you that make you feel lonely?

How do you move forward

When you're always taking two steps back?

How do you chase your dreams

When they turn into nightmares whenever you try?

How do you go and talk to someone

When the very thought makes your heart seize up?

How do you look life in the eye and say ***** you"

When it just screws you right back?

How do you sleep

When you're always sad?

I'm eating something toxic

And if I stop I think I'll die

But if I don't I will be sick forevermore

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shannon-hughes
Canadian
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Oct 2, 2017
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