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The Fear That Was Real Then Is Real Now Lyrics by Alexandra Valentine

THEY/THEM

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Well what do I say and what do I think
Cause I have found that there are new lows for my self-esteem to sink
An entire new world that I have opened my eyes to
An entire new reality that I’m living my life through
A thousand staring eyes that are fixated on my face
If I could vanish now then I would go without a trace
And God can you will it so they can see right through me
Or to go back to before I made this decision to be
The target of the stares and the scorn
I’m sorry I’m not perfect it’s just how I was born
It’s not a decision I made consciously
I didn’t trade realness for humanity
A worry that I’ve never known
What if someone follows me home
Well what do I do when I need to find
A new strength, a new voice, a new peace of mind
I need a new confidence I need a new defense
A defense I haven’t needed since I jumped the high-school fence
And when I feel the fear, I see that kid
Who was beat up and ridiculed who just ran away and hid
But I will not be wronged by the same hands twice
I won’t be scared to silence I will stand up and fight
With every ounce of strength that resides in my bones
Until I’m battered and bruised and there are tears in my clothes
Fight for what I believe in I won’t be made to hide
Fight for what I am made of, I have to try
Something that I’ve always known
I hate to say I told you so
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Alexandra Valentine

Alexandra Valentine

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