Survive

If I asked, would you let me answer

If I gave instructions, would you survive

If I swore, would you take my word

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Because sometimes this life

Will knock you down

So hard, your knees will bleed

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If I showed you, would you see

The light shining behind the clouds

On a place they call okay

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Because pain can get so close

Every minute will feel like it’s

Tearing you apart

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If I told you, there’s no secret answer

When all your reasons disappear

Would you take your next breath

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Because the sky above can be dark

And, wondering why can break

Every little piece that’s left

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If I said, there’s no use in calling out

The ship has already gone down

Would you swim to stay alive

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Because the mornings will make you

Not want to open your eyes

To a world that’s drowning again

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If I promised, it won't help to scream

Yesterday’s loss won’t hear the sound

Would you take your next step

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Because one step at a time

Is how you live now, waiting

For a better day is your new mantra

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If I promised, a beautiful tomorrow

Would you remember

How happy feels

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Because to get there

You have to keep living, despite

The way you want to fade away

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If I recited, that eventually, you won’t

Have to remember to do the small things

Would you keep moving

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Because smiles aren’t impossible

Wounds heal into scars

And missing pieces come back

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If I mentioned, all of these

Would you believe their message

Would you wait for enough time to pass

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Because night after night it won't

Go away, but the pain will ease

Until it's just a part, you carry