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Chrysalis (Growing Up Too Fast)

Crystallization
In a chrysalis
You hide your face in shame
There is no greater fear
Than that of loss
Of life

We struggle for days
Nights end
The withdrawal is complete
Nothing
Can be done for me

Is it right?
Life can be wasted
With widened eyes
Surprise is lost
When all is lost
You are lost

A little cash in your hand
A little bit of something
Replaces it
You pollute yourself
With it

That chrysalis,
It only lasts so long
How long?
Until sunrise
When your mind returns

You can't forget
Because something changed
When it took over
Control was lost
Feeling was lost
You were lost

Nobody asks
They can't see
Beyond that chrysalis
In which you hide your face
Shame, delinquency,
It all comes back

Your mind is back
Hello
And you feel
As though
A life
Was lost

You are feared
You fear yourself
You are hated
You hate yourself

But can you stop?

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