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Primed
All day,
What it is.
To be aware is to be alive.
Every breath wasted striving just to survive this mundane nine to five.
A lion trapped behind invisible signs.
Clearly underlined.
Sick and tired of barely making enough to stay alive.
So poke and pry into what lurks behind closed lips and open eyes.
Fighting not to lose my mind.
Praying that I wont lose my drive.
Knowing when I rise to fame my voice will be heard.
Today I'm sure, will play out the same.
Yesterday no one was to blame for choices I made.
Tomorrow hoping I finally can break bread, pass this glass around so my family gets feed.
Lord how I try to survive just to wake before the sun breaks through this restless familiar night.
How I tried to brace myself always faced this unforgiving race without the slightest quiver.
Tired of setting pace watching the numbers tick endlessly higher.
Trying not to convince myself it's worth it to walk that thin line,
a marginal difference between getting money and getting paid.
© DJN87
What it is.
To be aware is to be alive.
Every breath wasted striving just to survive this mundane nine to five.
A lion trapped behind invisible signs.
Clearly underlined.
Sick and tired of barely making enough to stay alive.
So poke and pry into what lurks behind closed lips and open eyes.
Fighting not to lose my mind.
Praying that I wont lose my drive.
Knowing when I rise to fame my voice will be heard.
Today I'm sure, will play out the same.
Yesterday no one was to blame for choices I made.
Tomorrow hoping I finally can break bread, pass this glass around so my family gets feed.
Lord how I try to survive just to wake before the sun breaks through this restless familiar night.
How I tried to brace myself always faced this unforgiving race without the slightest quiver.
Tired of setting pace watching the numbers tick endlessly higher.
Trying not to convince myself it's worth it to walk that thin line,
a marginal difference between getting money and getting paid.
© DJN87
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