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For most of my life, I've been mining my mind

Mining my mind for something that shines

For something that lies, for something that hides

For something to cut at the bite of these binds

I'm hacking at the inside of my eyelids

Try to reach the light that's just behind but

There's no reprieve

No end in sight.

Try as I might

Glimmers of hope

Wither and die

Mirrors in smoke

Swallow my pride

Swallow my tongue

Cover my eyes

Welcome the rope

So aggressive, so defensive

And so insufferable in the same breath

Pull the mask aside

I see what's underneath

Never question the ways I know you

We are inseparable

Thick as thieves

Who do you believe

Yourself or me?

Hope

Glimmers of hope

Mirrors in smoke

Swallow my tongue

Welcome the rope

I'm watching you fading

Stuck in a daydream

You're always waiting

Waiting for the ground to

Open up and claim you

Speak with conviction

And end the debating

Underserving, unworthy

Shouting the loudest

Not saying a thing

Ever wonder why

I'm all you hear at night?

No-one else is there for you

You're not worth saving

Glimmers of hope

Mirrors in smoke

Swallow my tongue

Welcome the rope

Suffer in the silence of solitude