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Atlas

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Atlas, here we are

As a little child you were terrified

Trembling in a corner hugging your knees

Blinking at your shadows, begging them to leave

But it struck you, as a little child

How massive the world is

And how little you are

It struck you, as a little child

How music can be blasphemous

For whispering praises to the stars

And God looked upon us

Holding hands and hugging tight

Never bearing the pressure of light, never asking for forgiveness and just

I found you in a corner hugging your knees to your chest

Whimpering in a corner as the voices hovered and your thoughts burned your chest

Caught in the fire

Then your lungs heaved and your cheeks bitten raw

Your eyes seemed alight as the hollow spread out through your torso

I found you in a corner hugging your knees to your chest

I called out for you but you were cold in unrest

Has it struck you as a little child

That you will carry a world so bright

Full of gloom and floating balloons

And fluttering stars next to the moon

Has it struck you as a little child

Your fate in those confused brown eyes

Has it struck you the beauty of the globe

And the palms you hold

   Atlas, here we are

Your destination is ecliptic

And your dance is celestial

Atlas, close your eyes and see

The world you carried along the way

It will strike you as a youthful prince,

How lovely it is to walk this ground in strides and baby steps

Atlas, you have arrived and your cage is unlocked

Fetch your heart and play the strings

Atlas, you are a king and this world is yours to explore

Be a human, for once and for all

Atlas, don't forget who has tugged your hand in dawn

And sang you lullabies into the dusk

Has it struck you as a little child

How fear triggers curiosity and curiosity unveils the truth

And how wrapping yourself in gold, can never save you from claws

Atlas, be human and just

Close your eyes and flatten your hand across your abdomen

Listen to the song of the universe that dwells within your soul

Knock my door and speak in volumes

Atlas, tell me how the God has been treating you lately

Tell me how you're a volcano in an ocean

And you're an ocean in a desert

Tell me your secrets and I'll dwell them in my ears

Forever to be repeated, forever safe

Atlas, I beg of you to hold my hand

Your times of need are over

And mine has just begun

You carried your world swiftly and now

I desperately ask you to carry mine

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