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Understand


They tell you to make an effort,

But they don't understand,

They tell you to change your thinking,

But they don't understand,

They tell you that your not being a man,

But they don't understand,

And how can you explain it to them,

If you don't understand,

When did the nights turn sleepless,

Your body become a shell,

You wake up everyday, 

And the world is a brand new hell

And you don't understand 

Your tired of fighting everyday,

Struggling to survive,

Daydreaming every hour, 

Wishing you had died

You give up trying to understand

Its not until you kick the chair under you

And the world turns to black

And the DMT runs through your veins

That you finally understand

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