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Grounded Even 2

We can't all be the same Diplomacy fails us Hunt us down Cage us Berate us endlessly; It cannot be, It cannot be, it cannot be! Impose, demand, declare Where are the ultimatums? You are the chain that binds The world that judges The everyone that rejects We can't be completely free from you, Is that why you shake us? We we will always need you, Is that why you reek havoc? We know even when you are no longer giving us anything, you will always be relevant; Is that why you terrorise us? You are not even on the ground, Yet you are already thinking for us Do you actually listen? Are you actually trying to understand? You want to protect You want to shield In doing so you limit You guide You aren't supposed to be doing the walking You show us You aren't supposed to be the show Let us bear it on our own The cross we deliberately bare Respect, respect, respect Is supposed to go both ways

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