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Velvet by Kersten Cheyne, 14, Hope Mills, North Carolina You will break, another shattered soul off the Road And so they laugh and so they kick But will they see you're imperfect? And when the tide is down too low And when you're drowning in the moon They will laugh; they will lie to their gods Fingers crossed behind their backs, oh God Am I imperfect? Is there truth behind my eyes, Or am I drowning in my lies? And I will reach for you in vain As you quickly turn away The velvet sky will ripple in your shadow As you're kicked off of the Road Shattered in the alley Another teenage suicide And will the blood burn my eyes As I take in all the light? I'll give it to you, but you'll shun me Is there nothing left to be, and am I stupid? Will you let me give you life? And if I'm damned to hell for you I'll go Without looking back But cries eternal in my chest are fighting me And you could be almost everything But you will die like all the others And I'm damned here in this skin And have I failed you? I don't know I'll call you when you go but you won't answer I'll just be alone again curled up in the corner Losing all the strength I thought I had Things f--- up sometimes Can't get a word out of my mouth And you will die like all the others While I damn you in your skin but then regret it Take it back, with all my sins encased in darkness Like a horse held back with harness Oblivious to all I feel, you walk away Just when I thought that you were standing here And when you leave you will break Another teenage suicide There is nothing left for you to be Except for all you are And I'm left standing here alone, curled up in the corner And you will die like all the others I have failed you, I guess 'Cause I am damned here in my skin, All the sins encased within like a coffin And they will laugh while I stand here Laugh at me, and turn away You've been gone since God knows when And I'm standing here again But allowances are made, since You don't know how the lies are told And turn your shoulder (Cold, it's cold, you don't know) And I'm running, another teenage suicide With the light blinding my eyes And will it fail me, should I pray To the God I pushed away? And I'll forget you if I can Because you don't understand And I'll run And I'll run, like a coward But it's better than what I am You'll be fine if I forget you Though vice versa won't prove true Not a teenage suicide And I'll look it in the eyes But if I fall you won't be there Even if I think you care And I'll run |