Abdullah Ramadan

Have you ever been so lost
Ever needed to just cry
So you let loose your eyes
But you always got by
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I want to be your rock
The steady anchor at sea
Just grab hold of my hand
Just trust me
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I see a blank page in front of me
I feel the work trying to be free
I draw it up with my fountain pen
I do the labor of ten thousand men
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Have you ever felt empty
All your emotion drained
Have you ever thought you see
Through the night as it rained
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How do we live in this world of pain
How do we smile at this misery
How can we possibly still stay sane
How can we possibly be
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I walk alone
I feel the pain
My senses honed
For there, my bane
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You have one,
day left they told me
You will die,
and will be set free
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There were once walls, around my core
There were once guards, wielding swords
Then they all, just disappeared
On the path, to my heart
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I'm tired of
This empty life
I'm weathering
Through all the strife
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I woke up, with fear in my heart
A fear of the world, and the night in the dark
The nightmare passed, but it's darkness still there
Then the light came, in the form of her care
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Listen close now my son,

There lies an empty mountain
With but one thing there inside
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We are in a box
But not yet trapped

What did you do
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