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The Fear

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It's the silent screen, the soundless scream,
Where I hide when I'd rather come out
Do you know what it's like,
To watch everything from a distance
Then avert my eyes; too afraid to ever speak?
You have no idea how many times I've wanted to speak,
And now I wonder how it looks from the outside.
Do you see cold, unfeeling eyes?

Sit alone in the basement corner
Hide where they'll never find you
Did I have the choice to live or die?
Did I make my choice when I chose to hide?


Locked within by terror's bars
Never strong enough to pursue my heart
And I have to admit it now:
Yes, I never let the whole truth out
When I thought it'd scare away what I couldn't live without
Guess it wouldn't mean much to you now,
But in spite of it all, my heart was always devout.

And I stayed in my basement corner
Praying someone would come to save me
Did I ever have the choice to go outside?
Did I move too slowly? Dear God, I'm losing my mind.


Now I fall alone, eaten alive by my own facades,
Deceived myself; thought I needed what they gave.
Now I've lost everything I tried to save
Well, I suppose it always ends this way
And I confess, I have never been brave
Was there anything I could've done anyways?
Now I sit alone in the grave I've made
And watch everything I loved... slowly crumble away.

Perhaps I've one thing left to be
A warning sign.
Dear children:
The Fear kills everything.
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DeepDark00-0's avatar
Unwise, or pure genius? So hard to tell sometimes... ^_^