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When you make the choice to embrace the iron And deny voice to impatient desire When your heart seeks a dark relief And you dig deep to find belief When you bare your teeth To earn relief And the lactase weeps Body burns with heat to pay the fee You pay with hurt to settle misery And walk the streets secretly With an invisible wreath Body sings a symphony To the pain you own Hymns of control A punishment that you will own Admonishing through flesh and bone Turning will to steel, form to stone Teaching brain to heel as hearts atone Till everything you feel is yours alone And your own life feels like something you own Iron inspired, regret retired, live in the moment Heart may be heavy but you know you can hold it
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Dec 20, 2016
Dec 20, 2016 at 8:41 PM UTC
Embracing the Iron
When you make the choice to embrace the iron And deny voice to impatient desire When your heart seeks a dark relief And you dig deep to find belief When you bare your teeth To earn relief And the lactase weeps Body burns with heat to pay the fee You pay with hurt to settle misery And walk the streets secretly With an invisible wreath Body sings a symphony To the pain you own Hymns of control A punishment that you will own Admonishing through flesh and bone Turning will to steel, form to stone Teaching brain to heel as hearts atone Till everything you feel is yours alone And your own life feels like something you own Iron inspired, regret retired, live in the moment Heart may be heavy but you know you can hold it
This is a love song to weightlifting - one of the few none destructive ways I have found to deal with life
philip-richards
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Dec 20, 2016
Dec 20, 2016 at 8:41 PM UTC
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