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Addiction Escape

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[Verse]
Fear leaks out my pores
stinging as it rolls down
running on and on
I turn my head around
And I see
You’re still chasing me
So I run on
I run on
[Verse]
Dread crawls up my spine
claws reach down my throat
crushing me inside
until I choke
I try to hide
to turn aside
but I don’t
no I don’t
[Chorus]
I run away then back again
I can’t stay but here I am
My choices are not made by me anymore
since I became yours
I’m chained to you
I’m bound and gagged
I try to scream
You pull my strings
and I lay down
I just lay down
[Verse]
There’s no way out…only through
I see a light shining from you
I won’t close my eyes anymore
I start swimming to the shore
I am safe
I am free
no one pulls my strings
You gave me peace…
[Bridge]
And you gave me bravery…
you gave me hope
You gave me the keys
you cut my ropes
now I have a life
I can be proud of
because you gave me love!
You gave me Love!
You gave me love.
You gave me love.

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Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 8/4/2025 4:19:00 PM absolutely powerful poem. I appreciate the words more than I can say. My addiction of choice was food...at one point I was so addicted to food that it ruled my life; I weighed right at 300 pounds. Gave gave me strength to win that losing battle. Now I weigh about 145....I lost a whole person :-) I think folks will identify with your words. hugs, Sara Login to Reply Crystol Woods Date: 8/5/2025 6:04:00 AM Oh wow thank you for sharing that with us! I to struggled with weight, more of a family trait and thyroid issues, but like you God gave me grace to have victory over that. Xoxo Tom Woody Date: 8/5/2025 5:42:00 AM Congrats Sara

Tom Woody Date: 8/4/2025 3:26:00 PM Whoa! Such a powerful lyric and delivery. The only critique I might give is songs don't usually end with a bridge. A final chorus (or two) would finish it. Nevertheless I have to say kudos on multiple levels. Never been addicted to anything (except tobacco from 15-22) but have a close relative that struggles Login to Reply Tom Woody Date: 8/5/2025 6:10:00 AM I love the way it ends too. My latest song has a similar type ending where it kinda trails off Crystol Woods Date: 8/5/2025 6:05:00 AM Thank Tom! Maybe I'll rename the ending as a tag or sum...I love how it ends but bridge might not be the proper term. Appreciate you!! Xo

John Fleming Date: 8/4/2025 11:19:00 AM Listened to it all the way through. I never realized you were once an addict...you are most obviously a very strong individual by nature...you must be to have escaped the shackles of drug addiction. I am proud to know you, Crystol. Never stop writing...never stop believing...and never stop reading. Knowledge, every good sort of knowledge, whatever the subject...is a beautiful thing. Learning about the wider World about us...is what sets us apart from lesser mortals. :) john Login to Reply Crystol Woods Date: 8/5/2025 6:08:00 AM Bless your heart, thank you! God has given me victory over so much in my life! I agree 100%with you about knowledge... no truth should be ignored in favor of traditions or comfort. I appreciate your kind words so much! Xo