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The Limit's the Sky


Upscale or upstage Peaceful fight or calm rage Black and white or a melodic gray Take hold of the wind or the gravity and stay Do the word-math in your head Become the book no one has ever read Simplistic morals or a complex plot Be realistic or choose to not Tie your strings or shoot your bow Are you the hero or the foe? Do you have allies or are you alone Is the journey long or close to home Character traits, are they really yours Place this now from the sky to the floor Word play, word math, word working tonight Sentence to sentence or just to describe Make haste! For in due time The harp will resonate and bells will chime Violins provide an confusing feel Is it the worst or is it surreal I know it can be about what they do But when the chapter's ending it all depends on you Trust in me because trusting is key If you must question about things so empty I've visited both sides I'd say one thousand times And yes, I was that person Who I thought nobody was worse than I'd go to the same places and do the same things And to this very day I won't speak of the happenings When I was alone I'd cry and cry and cry And many times I acted on my wish to die I'm past it all now, that chapter is gone I've reflected about the things I've done wrong Realizing that I do have power and choice I can change myself so that I can rejoice I've become the stronger person that I am today And now I can truly and confidently say No matter when, where, how, or why Always remember: The limit’s the sky
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