My Gift to You

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I'm locked in pain
There are bullets flying through my brain
But I can't see them
No, I don't know
Why I got my head shaved
People tell me I'm insane
On my face there are some marks
From when I had a better day

I am swimming on the ocean floor
This ocean has no water
I'm the only creature that swims inside of it
But I can't swim
I am drowning
Tried to reach the horizon
I didn't make it

I'll give you the greatest gift
It's not a toy
I wish I'd known
Sorry it's hand-me-down and rusty
It's the best I could give
I got it clean, but now it's dirty
I should probably burn it

The sun is my eyes
I can't see it, I am blind
They try to signal
But I'm deaf
I have no emotion
I'm as empty as this ocean
But at least this ocean has me
I have nobody

The clouds up above get farther and farther
The ground pulls me
I'm covered
But I'm still breathing
I've lost my common sense
But at least I still have oxygen

Take a little, no.
I can't go.
Worth less than this piece of paper
I'll make into a million bucks
Could never be the president
So what are my goals in life?

I'll give you the greatest gift
It's not a toy
I wish I'd known
Sorry it's hand-me-down and rusty
It's the best I could give
I got it clean, but now it's dirty
I should probably burn it

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