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do you let everyone chew out your heart?
bits of it on public display,
they want to us suck dry, only a vessel to compete.
are you satisfied in this monotonous life?
don't give me those eyes, you know I'm right.
you preach on and let them step on you.
living a lie, becoming a pawn before my eyes.
apologizing even when they don't speak.
they forbid you, never the humane way
and yet you don't resist it.
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song inspo: chosen by dua saleh
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