running

We’re all in a hurry

Constantly moving

Can’t seem to slow down,

even for a moment

If we falter, if we pause, we drown

Drowning in the feelings and the happenings

Feet pounding on the pavement

one, two, three

one, two three

drowning out the feelings and the happenings

one two three one two three

Running, running

we’re always running

towards tomorrow

towards “it gets better” one two three

muscles burning, body aching we keep running we keep moving

if we stop, that’s it

because for all they teach us, for all the times they yell at us for being wrong

we don’t know how to think

incorrect

we know how to

we just can’t

if we think about one thing then we’re thinking about it all and if we think about it all we’re crushed by the weight of everybody’s problems that are suffocating you while society’s expectations to be the happy go lucky character have you in a chokehold and

and

and suddenly we cant breathe

when they want us to be calm when they don’t know what to do with us they say “just breathe”

breathe with our lungs made of fire, breathe when we can’t but “just breathe” they say

just breathe in their lies and breathe out resignation

in

and out

one

two

three

in

one

and

two

out

three

they don’t know what to do with us

if they slow us down

we shatter

but if we keep moving like this

we go up in flames

the diamonds crack and the golden melt

We can’t slow down

We refuse

We’d rather go out with a bang,

shoot a flare gun to the sky,

than break when no one’s watching.