Pluto by Sleeping at Last

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I woke up from the same dream:
Falling backwards, falling backwards
’til it turned me inside out

Now I live a waking life
Of looking backwards, looking backwards;
A model citizen of doubt

Until one day I had enough
Of this exercise of trust
I leaned in and let it hurt
And let my body feel the dirt
When I break pattern, I break ground
I rebuild when I break down
I wake up more awake than I’ve ever been before

Still I'm pinned under the weight
Of what I believed would keep me safe
So show me where my armor ends
Show me where my skin begins
Like a final puzzle piece
It all makes perfect sense to me…
The heaviness that I hold in my heart belongs to gravity
The heaviness that I hold in my heart’s been crushing me

I’ve been worried all my life
A nervous wreck most of the time
I’ve always been afraid of heights
Of falling backwards, falling backwards
I’ve been worried all my life

(I've been worried
I've been worried
I've been worried all my life
I've been worried
I've been worried
I've been worried all my life
Falling backwards, falling backwards
Falling backwards
Falling backwards, falling backwards
Falling backwards)

One day I had enough
Of this exercise of trust
I leaned in and let it hurt
Let my body feel the dirt
When I break pattern, I break ground
I rebuild when I break down
I wake up more awake than I've ever been before

Still I’m pinned under the weight
Of what I believed would keep me safe
So show me where my armor ends
Show me where my skin begins
Like a final puzzle piece
It all makes perfect sense to me…
The heaviness that I hold in my heart belongs to gravity
The heaviness in my heart belongs to gravity

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