I LAY DOWN AND HOPE IT'LL FADE,

I HEAR THE WORDS ALL THE TIME
IT'S BURNED DEEP INTO MY MIND,
I KNOW I AM THE REASON OF THE PAIN
THAT FALLS DOWN YOUR FACE,

I'VE TRIED SO MANY TIMES TO CHANGE
TO ONLY FALL DEEPER INTO THE GAME,
I FEEL SO LOST AT TIMES INSIDE
YET I CAN'T BREAK AWAY FROM THE SHAME,

IT CONTINUES TO GROW STRONGER
WITH EACH PASSING DAY I WAKE TO FACE,
IT'S A SICKNESS I CAN NOT CONTROL
THE GRASP ON MY LIFE IS TOO STRONG,

I WRITE ABOUT IT IN MY RHYMES
HOPING IT'LL HELP ME ESCAPE,
BUT SOME DAYS I FEEL IT PULLING AT MY SOUL
AND I GIVE IN AND LOSE CONTROL,

I WANT TO BE FREE, I WANT TO BE
BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO BEAT THE NEED,
IT'S STRONGER THAN ANY THING I HAVE KNOWN
I SIT ALONE IN A ROOM OF DOOM,
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