Fighting thoughts, fighting tears
my heart feels empty.
I'm drowning in concrete,
Yet the day has just begun.
Trying to get out of bed
when I've lost all my will,
Is like walking to the gallow,
Yet its morning still.
And so I close my eyes
To shut out the pain
Soon there in my dreams
Is where I find peace again.
As the clock ticks away
And daylight near ending,
My guilt burning inside
I get up, start pretending.
Now I'm faking a smile
Throw a laugh here and there
Waning life's motions
Its the cross I must bare.
Thankfully time slips away
Black of night has set in
I lay down, close my eyes
Let my dreaming begin.
In my dreams I am free
Without pain, without faking.
In dreams I am free
There's no undertaking.
In dreams I am free
Life's pain disappears.
In dreams I am free
I am whole I am me.
Jun 21, 2025
Jun 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM UTC
Fighting thoughts, fighting tears
my heart feels empty.
I'm drowning in concrete,
Yet the day has just begun.
Trying to get out of bed
when I've lost all my will,
Is like walking to the gallow,
Yet its morning still.
And so I close my eyes
To shut out the pain
Soon there in my dreams
Is where I find peace again.
As the clock ticks away
And daylight near ending,
My guilt burning inside
I get up, start pretending.
Now I'm faking a smile
Throw a laugh here and there
Waning life's motions
Its the cross I must bare.
Thankfully time slips away
Black of night has set in
I lay down, close my eyes
Let my dreaming begin.
In my dreams I am free
Without pain, without faking.
In dreams I am free
There's no undertaking.
In dreams I am free
Life's pain disappears.
In dreams I am free
I am whole I am me.
Just some thoughts as I lay in bed.
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