Tell It To My Heart

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still trying to escape, into someone I'm not yet

little sparks of who I was, still remain

it's easy to ignore, but much harder to forget

I'm better now, than - from where I came

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there is no right way, just new steps, into new days

it would be easier, but I only smile in photographs

I keep on searching, trying to find a better way

making plans to change - still, my heart laughs

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I can't tear my eyes away, held captive in your smile

a child when we met, ravaged by your fire

I'm begging for a reprieve, my soul held hard on trial

my survival is the question, come down to the wire

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under water screaming, gasping, franticly for air

your reflection on the surface, gathers hope

as you smile and turn away, I know I am unprepared

to be the one who frees me from this rope

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so, I tell it to my heart, and sing myself to sleep

breathing easier, when you don't hold me down

I learned the hard way, that I hear what I believe

quiet as a shadow, resting safely on the ground

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as it was