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Stranger
It's beautiful to see myself become a wonderful stranger
All the years past
I can feel how strange I am to myself
Yet I am so proud of myself for what I've become
I have changed so much
Maybe that's why you treat me like a stranger
No matter how many times this tired face has been around
Or walked these halls
I noticed how much your eyes stay on me
Have I changed so much that you don't know me?
You were the one to drag me back to reality
But God have I grown without you
I can say I'm proud of myself
When you tried to chain me down
I can rise above you
And maybe that's the secret you're scared of
Or maybe I am dreaming all over again
All I can tell you is I'm happy with myself
I'm finding balance in me
Without you too
And not a thing compares to how I feel now
I'm so proud
I thought I could never let go
Here I am now though
I have decided things for myself
When you told me I would be wrong
I'm here out on my own
Not needing anyone
Especially not you
And I'm finally grown
I'm not trapped to be a child anymore
And I'm burning every bridge you have on me
You can't keep any tabs on me
I'm settling the score
I'm taking all my hope to the battleground
And I'm going to win
No matter how you try to make your way to me
You can't start the flame in me
You can't hurt me so much
I let myself win
I may be a stranger to you now
But things are better that way
I see where I've gone
And what I've done
And I'm proud that I have finally grown
Even though this new soul is a stranger to me
I am a stranger
To myself
To everyone
But I am a stranger I will grow to deeply love
Even if love doesn't last
Because I am worth the risks you didn't take
I have always been worth it all
That's why I took the chance and grew
Almost eight feet tall
And you always knew
So here I am learning to grow and love myself
Alone in this small world
Happy as anything and everything
Starting to believe in myself
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I wanted this to be happy happy, but then I got serious. I still think of it as a happy thing though because I am growing strong on my own through so many horrible things happening to me!