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People keep telling me to smile, to be happy Don't cry, laugh Don't frown, be exited And I take they're advise Im happy go lucky Im giggly and fun loving Because I love being alive Because I love the world But suddenly im naive Stupid, ignorant, blissful, overly exited, unfamiliar to hardship as if I Was born yesterday Suddenly smiling at the spring flowers is soft Dancing around in the rain is immature They all act like Im an idiot That im incapable of critical thinking But that's not true I know who I am I know what I've been through I know the suffering and torture and horrors of this world Iv seen it Ive stayed awake thinking about it So sorry if I prefer joy Sorry I don't want to be constantly thinking about pain I choose to smile because im sick of the hurt Im not oblivious I just choose happiness
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Apr 4
Apr 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM UTC
why does everyone think i'm an idiot
People keep telling me to smile, to be happy Don't cry, laugh Don't frown, be exited And I take they're advise Im happy go lucky Im giggly and fun loving Because I love being alive Because I love the world But suddenly im naive Stupid, ignorant, blissful, overly exited, unfamiliar to hardship as if I Was born yesterday Suddenly smiling at the spring flowers is soft Dancing around in the rain is immature They all act like Im an idiot That im incapable of critical thinking But that's not true I know who I am I know what I've been through I know the suffering and torture and horrors of this world Iv seen it Ive stayed awake thinking about it So sorry if I prefer joy Sorry I don't want to be constantly thinking about pain I choose to smile because im sick of the hurt Im not oblivious I just choose happiness
joy doesn't equal immaturity its how we counter pain
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Apr 4
Apr 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM UTC
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