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Hey There Boy (I Wanna Breathe) MAG

February 8, 2010
By MissLeaDee SILVER, Guttenberg, Iowa
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MissLeaDee SILVER, Guttenberg, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
"I'd been wondering all this time, whether there's any meaning to a failed love. Is it something that will disappear the same as something that never existed. Now I know, there is meaning..there was a meaning...right here." – Takemoto [Honey and Clover]

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Hey there, boy,
you got me thinking 'bout
those long hours I spent
just waiting 'round.
I can't spend
another day without
living my life now.

And hey there, boy,
you got me screaming out
loud and still the silence
is all around.
Can't I spend
another day without
living someone else's life.

I want to climb
the highest mountain.
Reach the peak
and let it all sink in.
Look down at the world
without blinking.
Just to see a million people
looking back at me.
I want to sail
the widest ocean.
Feel the air
and catch it in my hand.
Look up at the sky
without thinking.
Just to see a million thoughts
crash down on me.
I wanna breathe.

Hey there, boy,
you got me a little loud.
I can't stand the thought
of not living out
there where the world
spins around and around.

I gotta leap.
I gotta run.
I gotta drive.
I can't spend
another day not
living my life.

I want to climb
the highest mountain.
Reach the peak
and let it all sink in.
Look down at the world
without blinking.
Just to see a million people
looking back at me.
I want to sail
the widest ocean.
Feel the air
and catch it in my hand.
Look up at the sky
without thinking.
Just to see a million thoughts
crash down on me.
I wanna breathe.

Hey there, boy
you're making me
wanna breathe.

I gotta leap.
I gotta run.
I gotta drive.
I can't spend
another day not
living my life.
I gotta breathe.

© Janell E., Westland, MI

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BriannaW23 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 7 2014 at 2:44 pm
BriannaW23 BRONZE, Tucson, Arizona
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I love this! It flows to well and I can relate! It's liek you stole a page from my diary. :)
clarity_77 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 7 2013 at 4:25 pm
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This is really great! Keep up the good work :)   -clarity77
kaleejoy BRONZE said...
on Nov. 19 2012 at 6:59 am
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This is gorgeous. I love it. You're really really talented, and this is a great piece of writing that displays your skills really well! I, personally, will be looking forward to reading more of your work!
Bitneyco2393 SILVER said...
on Jan. 19 2012 at 12:02 am
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Love this :)
MorganM. said...
on Jan. 18 2012 at 9:23 am
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lOVE IT!!!!
hisaysemily said...
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hisaysemily, Auburn, New York
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I love this. I think everyone's felt like this at some point.
ThatOneWritingGirl PLATINUM said...
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I love this! Keep up the good work! I love the title! This is amazing! Check out some of my work if you have some extra time! Keep writing! :)
trampledsun_ BRONZE said...
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I like it(:
asiapooh110 said...
on Mar. 15 2011 at 2:28 pm
i really lyke disz lyric poem
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that was an awesome song!
MusicBunny4595.7 SILVER said...
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Very nice.
EmmaLeeGee said...
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i like it :) 
CynthiaLynnILY PLATINUM said...
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Awesome. I love it.
nikkigonefishin said...
on Oct. 8 2010 at 10:25 pm
wow. i really liked ur song i even came up with a rhythm for it its really great i can actually imagine the breeze against my face as i read it. keep on writing :)