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Addiction Escape By:Crystol Woods Note: God is who gave me the strength and courage to seek help for my addiction. Together, He and I sought help. The amazing staff at Lifeline Center and Family Options Providers, gave me the blueprint to escape addiction prison. Suboxone medication and counseling gave me the key to unlock my cell. My family and my faith give me the fortitude to live well outside my bonds. Thank you for doing your part to save my life! God bless you! Sincerely, Crystol Woods 7th year recovering addict I wrote this and came up with the melody for the song but I'm not a performer... the background music and vocal are not me. It's an app that can make musical demos of your song lyrics. :)<3

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Addiction Escape

[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 August 4, 2025 at 4:19 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 Crystol Woods August 5, 2025 at 6:04 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

John Fleming August 4, 2025 at 11:19 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 Crystol Woods August 5, 2025 at 6:08 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