Chin Up, Chest Out

by Chisom Oak

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lyrics

Life sure has gotten hard
Cut hands and heart cleaning the shards
And I sit here bleeding
Pondering the mess I’ve made
It seems my minds just grown so loud
Grown impatient, grown so prouD
In this fog of words
It seems I’m doomed to suffocate

But a voice says

Pardon, pardon
What’d you say
Don’t you remember
Brighter days
Excuse me, ego
The way you frown
You’d think it’s the first time
You’ve hit the ground
One foot forward
Eyes ahead
You’re not yet dead
Course you’re not dead
I’ve been shouting
But you never hear
So listen listen
Won’t you listen dear

Breathe well, in the storm
Just hold tight
We’ll soon be standing somewhere warm
You might be forlorn,
But you’re segueing to,
To a future, blazing dawn,

Seems no one can validate you,
Most ignore you, others hate you,
Seems a cold world,
Twixt the cradle and the crypt
No-one ever understands,
And though you try the best you can,
It seems the self-destructive hand,
Is all you hold

But a voice says

Pardon, pardon,
What’d you say,
Don’t you remember,
Brighter days,
Excuse me, ego?
The way you frown?
You’d think it’s the first time,
You’ve hit the ground,
One foot forward,
Eyes ahead,
You’re not yet dead,
Course you’re not dead
I’ve been shouting
But you never hear,
So listen listen,
Won’t you listen dear?

How can you could say you’re done,
Don’t you see how far you’ve come?
How could you say it’s only you?
Don’t you see we’re human too?
There’s nothing wrong with feeling wrong,
It’s not yet your end of song,
Friend or family, you or foe,
Who could you know,
How far you’ll go?

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released May 13, 2018

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