12 o'clock

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Running away from the place I'm supposed to call my safe haven has become a routine

The same hands chasing me away, keep trying to lure me back in
tugging on the strings
slowly capturing me on a leash
Making me crave the peace I used to despise more and more

Every occasion I get,
I put on my gown and tiny glass slippers
promising to return by 12
Breaking free 'till midnight strikes

Yet even a magical bibbidi-bobbidi-boo won't save me

When will the shoe finally fit?
How many times until I don't have to return anymore?

Soon, the magic is going to vanish forever
I'll return to the house that hasn't been a home since a long time ago

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