By a Thread

by These Selfish Things

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I'm holding on by a thread
Clutching on to the things I used to love
I feel I'm losing my grip on the person I am, the person I'm supposed to become
Where did the passion go, is it this world that's beating me down
Or is it all in my head to cope with the fact that I'm scared to even try
I think I'm ready to love, I think I'm ready to let down my guard
And pursue the dreams that I have before it's too late to take the chance

I'm bringing the walls down, I'm ready to live my life
For the first time in ages I'm excited to be alive
Went out of my way to make it just a little harder on me
I went out of my way, I told myself I wasn't worth of love

I'm staring death in the eye, he's looking back telling me it's time
How did it all go so fast, I was so busy living a life I never wanted to have
There are those moments that pass that we can only hope to get back
So in the presence of mind, turn on the camera that hides behind the eyes
It's in the moment there is truth cause there is no future that's absolute
And holding onto the past will callus the hands the keep pulling you back

I'm bringing the wall down, I'm ready to live my life
For the first time in ages I'm excited to be alive
Went out of my way to make it just a little harder on me
I went out of my way, I told myself I wasn't worth of love

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released March 21, 2020

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