don't take after me
in heavens name
don't let it be
the very thought alone
it's terrifying

for if you're anything like me
you'll never be able to tell
what someone really means
If they truly wish you well

if you're anything like me
struggle you might
to silence the thoughts so loud
to feel alright
being alone in a crowd
what if you can't manage
when it gets hectic in your mind
what if the demons visit
what if you lose the fight
for I know all it takes
is a moment so slight
a moment, not of weakness
but a moment of fright
fear that creeps all over
hands shaky, chest tight

fear that it'll be forever
instead of alright
fear that this shade of grey
your world will remain
fear there's nothing for you
beyond the window pane
fear of when morning comes
and gone is the safety of night
fear that the rest of your story
you'll never get to write

this fear, I have it too
not just my own
but fear for you
of what will happen
if fate deems it true
if the toll takes its time
if your mind has the misfortune
of being anything like mine

for that's a curse
peircingly blunt
covers you in ashes
from the wake of your fun
the kind of darkness
makes you forget the sun
a lifeless sentence
I'd wish on noone

this is why
when I see our eyes
are the same olive green
when they say that smile
makes you look just like me
I hope with all I have
that it's only skin deep.


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