Jacob Schnieders

It hurt back in grade school,
When I was singled out
And when no one wanted to speak to me.
That's what I started to doubt.
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You wake up one morning
And realize your life is done.
All you can do is sit and sulk
As you stare at the rising sun.
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A boy waits outside
Not knowing what for
Life goes on as he waits
But he never seems to bore.
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Somewhere in time
Seems so long ago.

Nature itself has decayed.
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It is night, but yet...
Something seems strange.
The moon remains unseen,
Hidden by his blanket of black,
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Star light, star bright,
Why must I be tortured ronight?

My mind is cracking like ice,
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Snow-capped mountains shine in the distance.
The sun rises, peeking over their pointed cliffs,
Illuminating a river rushing through a maze of trees,
The stream never once concerned about its path.
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Hundreds of screaming fans press themselves against the stage,
As the band pounds out a melody of death and violence.

The drums spell out a ringing justice,
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I first met you
On the banks of our little stream.
We'd talk, and laugh,
With no problems at all,
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It used to be
That I protected you,
And by that look in your eyes,
I knew it was true.
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Yesterday, I saw you,
As you sat there by yourself.

Yesterday, I spoke to you,
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