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The Me I Didn't Want To Be
My mind is a haywire
of dark thoughts
Of lonely clouds
and deep water
Sometimes I drown
without knowing
and I never come back up
for a long while.

Walking hollow-eyed
with barren feelings
I didn't want to be in.
Dejected by truth
Burning fairytale
There's no truth
to dreaming
with the eyes wide open.

Faking the rainbows
While I'm bathing in rain
Swallow all the poison
Taste the bitterness
Wipe off the icing
and throw off the cake
It's always tiring
to pretend.

How do you deny
a bewitching dream
waving in front of you?
Do you turn around?
Do you walk away
from the embrace
of the warm sunlight
and smell of a new day?

Sometimes I detest
breathing the same air
you're breathing.
Sharing the same space
Sharing the same moment
Sharing a life
I could never
live with you.

I want new leaves
I...