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There's a tunnel but there's no end
It's all just a game of pretend

Feelings are all just a trend
Everything is superficial, I wish it will all end

I'm not real
Everything is just about appeal

"I'm okay" is just an escape
Words that get said, just to cover up blood like cotton with tape

There's no trust
People listen because they must

This world isn't real
Maybe that's why we can't heal

Maybe that why this world is based off appeal
Attraction by things that aren't even real

Using your body just to feel seen
Looking in the mirror and you're still not liking what you see?

We live off public validation, attention from what makes us feel
What defines us is all apart of a deal

Who we are, isn't even real 

What we see, is all part of the deal

You're so unhappy
Things constantly feel crappy

Everything will pile up if life to you is making others feel happy

Life never has meaning
You're in a cycle of redeeming

Redemption is on your mind
Things just never seem to satisfy

Why is it that you can't replenish yourself
You know people can't love you, if you can't love yourself

Why must these questions get ignored
Why can't you be yourself and be a reward

You're constantly pleasing
I know you're not happy, this is just teasing

People will constantly leave you
I know you wish they could stay and believe in you

Let it go

Things must flow

The beauty in letting yourself be
Water yourself so you can feel free

You're trapped in everything you're expected to be
Let me tell you, this isn't how it's meant to be

Stop hiding pain
Ask for help even when you feel insane
Stopping needing to be so vain

Let it hurt

There's beauty in allowing yourself to accept the feelings that you'd wish to exert

Deal with it like it's a trophy for being on this Earth
The beauty in flaws is not a curse

It's self compassion
Forgive yourself like the person you love with a passion

Loving is not easy
In fact, it makes shit so uneasy

Vulnerability isn't a weakness
Vulnerability is a uniqueness

Being different is scary
Many people tell you it's not okay to be wary

Validation by you is a must
Validation by others is what is making it so hard to trust

Life isn't real because you create it
Live life the way you want to make it

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⏰ Last updated: Nov 13, 2021 ⏰

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