Locked Away

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Peer through the looking glass

see what you want to see

Dwell on my suffered past

relive the tragedies

 

Dust me off the shelf

let my soul breathe

The mask is on the floor

take in the real me

 

I’m running

I’m hiding

I’m searching

I’m fighting

 

Your eyes show your lies

you can’t handle me

My fire is too fierce

baby you can’t breathe

 

I hide behind these doors

trapped and crazy

My lips cannot speak

this reality is hazy

 

I’m running

I’m hiding

I’m searching

I’m fighting

 

What makes me scared

is your rude incessant stare

If you saw through me

would you even care

 

I can't come out to play

i’m staying locked away

Where my heart is safe

and no one knows the way

 

I’m running

I’m hiding

I’m searching

I’m fighting

 

This is the real me.

This is the real me.

 

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