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I'm gonna take you back
Way back
To a time of fantasy,
freedom,
and best of all
Fun!

Santa Claus is coming
The Easter Bunny is prancing
Sugar Plum fairies are dancing
And you're snug in bed
Believing

Believing it's real
Believing it's true
That if you don't close your closet
The Boogie man will come after you
If you wish upon a star
All of your dreams will come true
And they do!
Sort of...

You see it's all fun and games,
Till the same imagination that had made you smile
Leaves you stressed, depressed, and in denial
"You're gonna fail"
"You're not good enough"
These are the thoughts our flawed minds
Feed off of

Negativity has the power
To devour
The positive energy
Once possessed
Leaving us to settle for anything
But our best

"Show confidence"
Problem is you can't
Because your true identity
Is hidden under the fantasies
You've created

You stay up late
Without taking...