From the first bell I hear
I am only grinding gears
In this daily machine
Trading life for efficiency
But the quiet that keeps
In the moment before sleep
My heart yet survives
And I remember I'm alive
If I could feel this way when my unconsciousness breaks
And I am released from my dreams and the blind obscurity
I believe I could change
I could change
Clarity sharp and quick
Cutting through the thin and thick
Only truth still remains
To expose comforting pain
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How did this happen?
I was so easily tricked out of my dreams
Will I ever like myself?
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