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Real or Not?
Deep inside, the storm it brews
Unlike one you ever knew
The swelling darkness, it consumes
The time is near, the shadows loom
I do not know your darkness
And you do not know mine
I wonder who's is greater?
Perhaps we'll find out in time
What do you do with yours?
Keep it bottled up of course
Sworn to never let it out
Become a beast worth writing about
Can you fathom the depths?
Wish I could see into your thoughts
Wonder if visions of death
The stench, decay and rot
Echo in your mind like a room full of laughter
When you look overhead, are bodies swinging from the rafters?
- - -
Don't tell me it's all in my mind
I can see them right there
Aren't you listening?
Can't you hear what I'm saying?
There's corpses up above
Beneath our feet and in the walls
Your words aren't making any sense
Are you messing with me?
- - -
...Oh, I was just kidding, no need to worry
Even though I feel a little light headed and my vision's a bit blurry
I think I need to head to the nearest restroom, I'm rushing
Before I trip over an unidentified object and get a concussion
When I come to, there's a body lying right across the hall
With gashes all over, puddle of blood from wall to wall
It's okay, I guess I'm just seeing things again
Think I'd better go get this wound cleaned up on my head
A couple of friends come around the corner and scream
I say I'm okay, just a little dizzy but there's nothing happening
You can't see it right? There's nothing on the floor?
Exchanging glances, "Blood", they say, backing away, before
Pulling out their phones and dialing, saying they'll get me help
I say, really, I'm okay, I just hit my head on the shelf
When I see the ambulance arrive
I walk outside with arms out wide
I'm the one who's injured, see my head? I need a ride
I don't really want to pay for it, but my insurance isn't great
I guess since I'm not fit to drive I'll accept it as fate
Then the cops pull up, screaming to get on the ground
Weapons drawn, I know that they aren't messing around
Officers, what's wrong?
I didn't do anything
I was just headed to the hospital...
Are you coming along?
Wait, let me just check my phone
I got a message, don't shoot, I'm prone
I reach into my pocket and start to pull it out
That's when they fire away, there's my life down the waterspout
Unlike one you ever knew
The swelling darkness, it consumes
The time is near, the shadows loom
I do not know your darkness
And you do not know mine
I wonder who's is greater?
Perhaps we'll find out in time
What do you do with yours?
Keep it bottled up of course
Sworn to never let it out
Become a beast worth writing about
Can you fathom the depths?
Wish I could see into your thoughts
Wonder if visions of death
The stench, decay and rot
Echo in your mind like a room full of laughter
When you look overhead, are bodies swinging from the rafters?
- - -
Don't tell me it's all in my mind
I can see them right there
Aren't you listening?
Can't you hear what I'm saying?
There's corpses up above
Beneath our feet and in the walls
Your words aren't making any sense
Are you messing with me?
- - -
...Oh, I was just kidding, no need to worry
Even though I feel a little light headed and my vision's a bit blurry
I think I need to head to the nearest restroom, I'm rushing
Before I trip over an unidentified object and get a concussion
When I come to, there's a body lying right across the hall
With gashes all over, puddle of blood from wall to wall
It's okay, I guess I'm just seeing things again
Think I'd better go get this wound cleaned up on my head
A couple of friends come around the corner and scream
I say I'm okay, just a little dizzy but there's nothing happening
You can't see it right? There's nothing on the floor?
Exchanging glances, "Blood", they say, backing away, before
Pulling out their phones and dialing, saying they'll get me help
I say, really, I'm okay, I just hit my head on the shelf
When I see the ambulance arrive
I walk outside with arms out wide
I'm the one who's injured, see my head? I need a ride
I don't really want to pay for it, but my insurance isn't great
I guess since I'm not fit to drive I'll accept it as fate
Then the cops pull up, screaming to get on the ground
Weapons drawn, I know that they aren't messing around
Officers, what's wrong?
I didn't do anything
I was just headed to the hospital...
Are you coming along?
Wait, let me just check my phone
I got a message, don't shoot, I'm prone
I reach into my pocket and start to pull it out
That's when they fire away, there's my life down the waterspout
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