You've got to follow the crowd,
get your head out of the clouds.
Stop wasting your life in bed,
living that fantasy in your head.
Take the path on which you belong.
Don't cause a fuss,
you just need to keep your head down
If you frown,
people will only strive to make it worse again.
How can I say that none of this
is where I belong?
I don't follow
the same words to that song.
I am a chorus of birds
flying in a stunning sky,
why would I want to ground myself
in the lowlands of life?
Don't complain,
no-one will understand your pain.
Keep it held deep within,
worn like an itchy second skin.
This is what they want.
Say nothing,
don't let your needs get in the way.
Stop chasing memories,
look forwards instead.
How can I say how dark it feels?
Walking this street,
without a hand to guide me,
If no-one will listen to my cries,
when the shadows greet.
How can I chase the future
when my memories hold me tight?
You say to stop chasing memories,
find the reasons that made me stay.
but it's my memories
that have a grip on me
Don't raise your head above the parapet,
sit, don't stand out in your field.
Don't let your ideals let you miss out.
Stop feeling so much self-doubt.
Stop being lonely, go make friends.
Just talk to the girl,
turn your frown upside down.
Let her see the heart inside.
Stop being so afraid of life.
If it was that easy
I'd be where everyone wants.
I'd be another clone,
joining the worker ants.
I'd have the love, the friends,
the life everyone desires,
but no one sees the me inside.
Only the way my brow perspires,
my throat gets taut,
catches fire.
my words caught
like butterflies in a net,
before they reach the air.
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