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Breaking Chains: Embracing Humanity Beyond Expectations
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What if I stop being an overachiever
Contemplating the possibility of ceasing to be an overachiever and people pleaser
People pleaser
Questioning the constant pursuit of validation from others
Always chasing for your validation?
Considering the idea of not saying what others want to hear
What if I stop saying the words you wanna hear?
Exploring the notion of sharing personal thoughts with the depth usually reserved for therapy
What if I tell you things I've been telling my therapist?
Imagining expressing emotional pain outwardly, making it visible to others
What if my pain shows up as visible bruises?
Questioning whether others will notice and recognize one's humanity
Will you start to notice?
Seeking acknowledgment of personal needs and emotions
Will you finally see that I am human too?
Asserting the commonality of human experiences and emotions
(I have needs and I feel things just like you)
Expressing the desire for understanding and recognition of personal pain
So where do I go?
Pondering the direction to take in the face of emotional challenges
What about me?
Raising the question of self-care and personal well-being
And maybe if you can finally see that I was hurting
Reflecting on the hope that others will acknowledge past hurt
(I was hurting)
Reiterating the internal pain experienced
You'd try to be a better person
Hoping for personal growth and positive change in others
And start to think 'bout everybody else
Encouraging consideration for the well-being of everyone
Oh, will you ever grow up?
Questioning maturity and personal development in others
What if I stop being so understanding
Contemplating the possibility of being less understanding and setting boundaries
Call your bluff then I cut you off
Confronting deception and considering cutting ties with dishonest individuals
Stick to the lines I'm drawing?
Expressing the intention to establish and maintain personal boundaries
What if I just let my intrusive thoughts win?
Considering the impact of letting intrusive thoughts take control
'Cause I didn't sign up for all the nightmares
Expressing a sense of being unprepared for emotional challenges and nightmares
Wishing that I can forget the things you said
Recalling hurtful words and the difficulty of forgetting them
The pain of grieving someone that is still alive
Describing the emotional pain of grieving someone who is still alive
And now I'm left with all the homeworks that you never did
Dealing with unresolved tasks and responsibilities left by someone else
The promise that you didn't keep
Mentioning unkept promises and broken commitments
The fighting with you in my sleep
Referring to emotional struggles, including conflicts in dreams
I didn't sign up for all the guilty feelings creeping in my sleep
Experiencing guilt and negative emotions during sleep
From all the people out there saying that I should forget and forgive
Facing external pressure to forgive and forget
To be the bigger person all the time
Expressing the burden of always being the bigger person
Keep up with your lies
Dealing with a pattern of deception and lies
To put you on a pedestal and failed to see all your flaws
Reflecting on the failed idealization of someone with hidden flaws
Will you finally see that I am human too?
Reiterating the desire for recognition of one's humanity
Yeah, I am human too
Affirming the shared human experience and emotions
I am human too
Emphasizing the universal nature of being human
I have needs and I feel things just like you
Asserting personal needs and emotions as common to all
Like you
Repeating the affirmation of shared human experiences
And maybe if you can finally see that I was hurting
Reiterating the hope for personal growth and positive change in others
You'd try to be a better person
Encouraging a commitment to becoming a better person
And start to think 'bout everybody else
Promoting consideration for the well-being of everyone
(And all the nightmares, wishing that I can forget the things you said)
Recalling past nightmares and the desire to move beyond them
And start to think 'bout everybody else
Reiterating the importance of considering everyone's needs
(The promise that you didn't keep, the fighting with you in my sleep)
Recalling broken promises and conflicts in dreams
And start to think 'bout everybody else
Stressing the need to consider the well-being of everyone
(And all the guilty feelings)
Mentioning lingering guilty feelings
Oh, will you ever grow up?
Questioning personal maturity and growth in others
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