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Beneath the Surface

from Forgotten Friend by John H Maloney

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When it's all said and done
And your last chance has come and gone
How will you break your fall
And find the will to carry on
Will the price be too high
More than your pride can bear to spare
Or will you force it down and
Convince yourself that you don't care

Beneath the surface of your suffocating heart
Past the overthinking that is pulling you apart
Lie all of the emotions that you won't let yourself feel
The only way you're ever going to heal

Maybe you've found yourself
Too close to the edge and looking down
Or watched the water rise
Over your head and you’re scared you'll drown
We all get overwhelmed
And feel our backs pressed against the wall
It can be tempting to
Try not to feel anything at all

But closing yourself off from
So much of who you are
Just because you think you might
Avoid another scar
Won’t help you when you realize that you just don’t know yourself
Because you’ve left your heart up on a shelf

I know you're worn down
From how many times you've tried
And how it seems like fate
Is never on your side
Embrace the chaos of that
Storm that you feel
Building up inside

Release the hurt you've carried
And finally ease your mind
You know it's time to truly
Leave the past behind
It's only once your heart has brightened that you'll see
Just who you really want to be

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from Forgotten Friend, released August 1, 2022

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John H Maloney singer. songwriter, ukulele player and poet based in New Jersey, USA

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