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Life unfortunately, is a hit or miss ball game
One filled with ups and downs and turnarounds
It's a gamble, life is a gamble.
Every breath intake is a chance taken
Every word spoken or signed is a symbol of hope
While every distance advanced is a symbol of faith
We as beings are alive and full of life
Even those of us who wear porcelain masks to hide the desperation within the very orbs of our eyes
Even those of us so broken
With only a thread holding us down to earth
We as beings are alive
We hope, we dream, we strive, to be something more
Even those of us who have fallen apart
Even those of us buried six feet under
Whether it's by death's hand or our own
We all hide guilt in our hearts
Fear in the eyes most won't see
We all good the locked box of regret
Having at some point, thrown away the key
But we also hold a light inside of us
Sometimes it fills and a lantern is needed
In order to see the now darkened path
And other times our light is outshined by another
There are times the path beneath us begins to eat us alive
There are times we lean off it and rest awhile
And there's other times we give into it's wicked ways
There's always more people at the starting line rather than its finish
No matter the case, no matter the situation
We are all alive and worthy of life
We all deserve a chance to light the path beneath us
Regardless of what's thrown at us, we deserve that chance
So stand up, one by one
Break the shackles your road has bound to you
Pick up your lantern and start walking again
Look in your heart and stand up to your inner demons
Stand up for who you were meant to be
Stand up for who you choose to be
Because if you're anything like me
You're a little hopeless (simile)
Your road is out of sight
And your inner demons are your best friends
And you sit a little too close to the edge
All the while holding death's hand
But if you're anything like me, which I know you are
You can be saved
You are worthwhile
And your lantern only needs to be turned back on
The path once lost is beneath you
So please
Let go of death's hand
Cut ties with your inner demons
Because we as beings deserve to live
We as beings are alive
This includes you
No matter who you are
No matter who you were
You deserve to live
So please, I'm begging you now
Break the shackles of fear
Pick up your lantern
You can lean on me and I'll lean on you
We can make it out of this together
I assure you, you deserve that chance
No matter what is thrown at you on this road
Please remember this
We as beings are alive
And above all else deserve that chance