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i owe my life to so many

ready to do the deed and end it all

now im up to my nose in debt that will never be collected

they took the bottle of pills out of my hand

untied the rope around my neck

pulled me off of the bridge's railing

they've done all this without asking for anything in return

and everything insides me begs them to ask for some form of payment

the "thank you so much's" and "you saved my life's" have become too cliche to mean anything

so we sing their songs and play their CDs, the disks almost as scratched as our scarred skin

wear their shirts to find other people like us

and give gratitude to the ones who built this community and safe haven for us

some of the messages reaching them

but not enough

i owe you

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