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Arches & Angles
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I was wrong
If I thought you could understand how much this means to me
So prepare yourself, the wheels are turning
They can sell a million lies
You're "inadequate" and "watered down"
Tear down their glossy veil
There's nothing wrong with being human
I know it's not impressive
But that’s exactly my point
We're so caught up in ourselves
I'm supposed to trade what I truly am for an unrealistic expectation set up by an industry that wants you to kill yourself every time you look in the mirror
All I want
Is just one ounce of truth
That's all I ever ask
All we do is lie to ourselves
It's so sad that we can't be happy
I will not trade myself just so I can fit in
I have nothing to prove at all
If you buy into it they'll shove it right down, they'll keep shoving it down your throat
This is what we get. This is what we wanted
This is what we get for comparing ourselves
I thought we would come to a point where we fully realized our true potential
And we would be smart enough to shun those outlets that were harmful to us.
All the magazines, the billboards the television
All of it telling us that we aren't good enough. We don’t dress right, our lives are boring
We’re not truly happy unless we ultimately replace our reality with theirs.
I’m not buying into it anymore
Let the bridges burn let the city fall
There’s a pit of sand and the lines are drawn clearly. I will not fall down, I will not buy in.
This house will
I am not the one, I’ve never been
I will not fall down again
You need to seal this with stone before we lose ourselves.
If you build upon sand, nothing lasts forever
And I wonder how much further this can go
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I’ll carry forward, with this sinking ship harnessed to my neck.
Just remember, final words…they always seem to change.
Water is swirling and the sky is blackening above
Someone pull the trigger. Let’s end this now before the sun comes up.
This isn’t right. I’ve seen this somewhere once before
Sometimes my dreams…. they blur, loose color, shape and sound.
Here I stand, lost at sea. I can’t tell which way is up or down.
This world will not get the best of me.
I will not defeat myself. Where’s the beauty in that?
There is so much more at stake then what’s in my head
I have to learn to finally breathe. I have to learn to fully live
And just because I can’t see it doesn’t mean that it’s not real
And just because you don’t see it, it doesn’t mean that it’s not right in front of you.
And just because you don’t feel the same
It’s so out in the open. Just let go.
And just because you don’t feel the same as us
Stop thinking so much. Get out of your head
My hands were tied because of the different lives I tried to live. I covered up and made excuses.
Here I am. I’m not running and it’s obvious. Something’s happened and something’s changed.
So here I am, I’m not running and it’s obvious
I’ll carry on with this ship harnessed to my neck
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