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All our lives, we live in chains . The way we act, what we believe and how we think are restricted  and defined by the society we live in. A human is not really alive  until they take the expectations of the world and redefine  them to fit their own beli. Life is not a “one size fits all” experience .

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So you thought you had to keep this up All the work that you do so we think that you’re good Waiting for somebody to rescue you Tell me who wants to look back on their youth and wonder Where those years have gone Today is never too late to be brand new

Its ok life is a tough crowd You don’t know how you have survived In their circles of friends and business cronies, You’ve suffocated and died of sheer boredom Kept under virtual lock and key Surrounded by a great commotion of rising voices and barking dogs Your thoughts were lost in the din A blur of color motion and sound

Their community seems stable No portion of its masonry has fallen Yet the crumbling condition of the individual stones Gives a little token of instability That life is not sustainable Constraint may make you worse But it will never make you a truer man
 * Envy** is ignorance, **imitation** is suicide

Every journey starts inside your heart You gotta find the line Between who you are And who you want to be You are free to do as you wish, Without censor or fear of recrimination, Without the constant worry of further confirming your //insanity//



You seem to believe That you are what you do That you are defined by your surroundings, But you are not an object Nor are you meant to be lifeless Or alone and unacknowledged But instead meant to be The legend of a life more benedight

What is possible when you let go   Release the labels And see what unspoken treasures Are waiting to be exposed Dare to give up the expectations of others Upset the // tradition // as is represented by the dull, sluggish, faintly discernible community of murmuring villagers Come to the edge Jump, and you will fly

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