Crawl - lyrics

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The deep, growling voice associated with metal goes hand-in-hand with relating personal struggle and raw emotions. Lots of people mistake that angst-y sound for anger and aggression, which I don't think it necessarily does. I've struggled with depression and anxiety on and off throughout my life, and it's been both a blessing and a curse. It's hard. But I'm not necessarily angry about it because it's made me strong.
These lyrics I wrote pretty recently, as I've been listening to a lot of metal music at work.

"
I thought I'd lay low
In times of uncertainty
But how can I know
When these times will come for me

I thought I'd go far
So I could make you proud
It's like my feet are in tar
And you can't see my black rain clouds

If you tell me to go
I'll say I'm already gone
But my journey is slowed
And my sprint is a crawl

Chorus:
Cuz the lightening
Lights the sky
Just as well as the sun sometimes
I wanna walk
In the light
But the morning hurts my eyes
What is my
Identity
When I'm not allowed to shine
I don't know how to say my name
With one foot on either side
I guess I'll run by the day
And I'll crawl in the night

I thought I was strong
Like I told you I'd be
Turns out you were wrong
I have more stamina than you'll ever see

Cuz in the storm I still move
Even though I slow down
There's not much I can't do
And I'll make it out of this town

When the smoke has cleared
I'll look back on it all
How far I've come in the years
My knees were bloodied from the crawl

Cuz the lightening
Lights the sky
Just as well as the sun sometimes
I wanna walk
In the light
But the morning hurts my eyes
What is my
Identity
When I'm not allowed to shine
I don't know how to say my name
With one foot on either side
I guess I'll run by the day
And I'll crawl in the night

The rain
Is washing me clean
Clean down to my bones
The rain
Is washing me clean
Clean down to my bones
Opposition makes
The thorns on roses grow
"

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