I can feel it,
Feel it surging through my blood,
The need to do it is just too much,
I have to give inThe pressure I get put under by my body makes me,
Makes me do what I'm trying to stop,
But maybe there's a positive,
A positive for life and meWhen I do it my life just goes foggy,
I just see the mist descending in front of me,
I don't want to do it,
I have to do itThe motion of doing it makes the pain go away,
I all of a sudden feel better and energised,
I know I shouldn't do it,
I just can't stop itNow it still forces me to do it,
But I have gained control,
The control I have will help me,
If I slip now it's game over

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