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This feeling creeps into my chest again
The claws squeeze my heart dry
Panic fills the empty spaces
Another cage has me trapped
My life has been a race
Run away from everyone I know
Run away from everyone who cares
Why do I do this to myself?
Another exciting beginning
The flutters in my stomach return
Happy and walking on air
The claw yanks me back down
My life has been a race
Run away from everyone I know
Run away from everyone who cares
Why do I do this to myself?
The rest of humanity keeps living
Why am I so different?
My body, my soul is twisted
the pain twists itself deeper within me
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