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Suffocating


I try So hard I try So hard But I’m so tired It’s like the more that I try The thinner the air gets The harder it is to breathe The harder it is to sleep The harder it is to hold the facade together Because the glue is wearing The tape weakening And the staples holding on by their hooks I just can’t Keep Sacrificing my sanity for your needs And I can’t Keep Sacrificing my sanity for your satisfaction And I can’t Keep Sacrificing my sanity so you can feel secure And I can’t Keep Sacrificing my sanity so you can live comfortably in my world It’s not fair While I’m giving you everything Stepping on eggshells Talking through sutured lips Thinking in chains Letting your toxicity Pump through my veins I don’t want to do it anymore Because I try So hard I try So hard And I’m So Tired
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