Inelastic

from Valiant Efforts by Scarlet Victory

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Stand up.
Breathe in deep.
Run like you mean it.
You can't bottle it up.
Scream like you mean it.
Stand up.
Breathe in deep.
Run like you mean it.
You can't bottle it up.
Scream like you mean it, don't stop.
"It gets hard sometimes.
But you've got to realize you're not doing half bad."
I say to myself to reassure my legs it's okay to get out of bed with all of that anxiety that makes no sense.
It's like I'm stuck on the treadmill with no rest on the plastic.
Is my life really that inelastic?
I wish I
Saw what they see in me,
They're okay with my flaws
But by the time I get done with me could you locate the gauze?
Stand up.
Breathe in deep.
Run like you mean it.
You can't bottle it up.
Scream like you mean it.
Stand up.
Breathe in deep.
Run like you mean it.
You can't bottle it up.
Scream like you mean it, don't stop.
Taking care of myself
Simpler said than done
Won't stay in my own way
Wishing I had won.
Every person in here believes in me more than me.
With everyone of them I feel the need to disagree.
Killing lack of self assurance is now what I aim to do.
With this newfound confidence I'll strive to improve.
I don't wanna be inelastic anymore.
I refuse to let that be what I stand for.
Stand up.
Breathe in deep.
Run like you mean it.
You can't bottle it up.
Scream like you mean it.
Stand up.
Breathe in deep.
Run like you mean it.
You can't bottle it up.
Scream like you mean it, don't stop.
I won't stop me.

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from Valiant Efforts, released August 9, 2014

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