Pause, panic, going insane Sick feelings and chest pain Sweaty palms and tired eyes Can barely grip the pen repeat repeat no sinking in Scream scream inside to tell my brain quit thinking Questions, sentences, numbers overload, overload I want to quit Staring at pages, I scold myself to sit Fight, battle and war till my brain is no more Praying praying to God to make it go away Eating me whole rush rush don't stop, you'll never make it to the top Paralysis paralysis clenching my fists They tell you no gain without pain, **** this I'm going insane Shadows of failure, failure lurking in my mind No, no stopping keep going you're losing time Perfection has a cost, your head is lost.