So much pain locked within,                                                          ­                      
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depriving me of oxygen                                                           ­                       
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Will I sink or will I swim?                                                            ­                   
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  Sometimes  I want to give
in                                                               ­                                                                                                             ­                                                   
 I've taken the time to build walls                                                            ­                    
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as I try to contain it
all                                                              ­                                  
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Sometimes it comes seeping out                                                              ­
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   like a scream or like a
shout                                                            ­                    
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  I hold my breath, so no one sees                                                             ­ 
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the battle going on in me                                                               ­                             
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Pray to the powers higher than
me                                                               ­         
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to help me deal properly                                                         ­             
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My careful facade is crumbling                                                        ­            
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exposing my vulnerability,                                                   ­                       
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I wish to hold my head up high                                                             ­     
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watch me stumble as I try