Only Child
Breaking Chains: The Loneliness Within
Lyrics
I bet you were an only child
I speculate that you grew up without siblings
Locked away all lonely and wild
Isolated and unrestrained in your upbringing
Bet you never let anyone over the wall
You were likely guarded and kept others at a distance
Yeah i bet you felt it runnin' through your teenage blood
I believe you experienced intense emotions in your youth
History repeatin' like it always does
The patterns of history repeat themselves
Faces change, but time remains
People change, but time continues unaffected
Tickin' just the same as it ever was
Time keeps passing as it always has
If you want to, you can be
You have the choice to be as solitary as you desire
Lonely as you wanna be
You can act as if you don't recognize me
Act like you don't know me
This is likely your preferred demeanor
I know that's your style
Emphasizing that your personality tends to be distant
But you are not the only only child
However, you are not the only person with this upbringing
You know what you need but don't give it a name
You understand your needs without explicitly acknowledging them
Cause dyin' free beats livin' chained
Choosing to die freely is preferable to living in bondage
Bet you'll never let anyone make you a slave
You won't allow anyone to subjugate you
Well you can tell yourself whatever the hell you want
You can convince yourself of whatever you wish
But if you never stop runnin' you'll never get caught
Constant movement prevents entanglements
Life starts tickin' from the day your born
Life begins its countdown from the moment of birth
And this life, it's the only one you got
This life is the only one you have
If you want to you can stay
You have the option to remain distant
All alone and far away
In solitude, far from others
You think i don't know you
It may seem like I don't understand you
Just like i know myself
Yet, I know you as well as I know myself
We're only children just like everyone else
We share the common experience of being only children
Never look down, never look back
Never lower your gaze, never reflect on the past
Never forget to cover your tracks
Always cover your tracks diligently
You're so careful, you're so cool
Your cautious and composed nature
There just ain't no getting through to you, ooh
It's challenging to communicate with you
Only child, you're not that young
Despite being not very young, you are still uncertain
And you still don't know what you're runnin' from
You are unaware of the source of your running
But life keeps tickin' til the day you die
Life continues its countdown until death
Tickin' just the same as it ever was
Time persists, unaltered, as always
If you want to you can go
You have the freedom to depart
Far away and all alone
To a distant and solitary place
I was hopin' you might show me
I had hoped you would reveal yourself
Let go of your lonely
Release yourself from isolation
Cause you are not the only only child
Because being an only child is not exclusive to you
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