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Sidewalk Melancholy

Tera Kira

2 AM outside the convenience store

Vending machine hums a little more

Smartphone screen stays dark and cold

Staring at the sky, stories untold

Today feels like a sequel to yesterday

Getting used to things not going my way

But standing right here in the night air

Is the only truth that feels actually there

Every time the traffic light turns green

I hear the words from a distant scene

"Are you doing alright?" they used to say

I still don't have an answer anyway

Searching for a way to just escape

Learning how to keep my heart in shape

But deep inside, where I can't hide

There’s still a little hope left on my side

Walking on, walking on, through the endless night

Watching all my heavy words fade out of sight

Maybe there’s no meaning, and that’s okay

Just being right here is enough for today

Walking on, walking on, 'til I’m out of breath

But my feet won't stop, cheating every death

Taking all the weakness I’ll never show

To the bright tomorrow, that’s where I’ll go

A chilly breeze pushes me from behind

Is it being cruel or is it being kind?

The scent of the city stays just the same

But tonight, I don't mind the weight of its name

Even if I never become "someone" at all

Even if I stumble and start to fall

More than the paths that I didn't take

I want to believe in the life I make

Walking on, walking on, as the night turns pale

The reasons I couldn't sleep begin to fail

Rather than counting everything I’ve lost

I’ll feel my heartbeat, no matter the cost

Walking on, walking on, with a silent plea

The feelings in my chest are setting me free

A long detour is fine, let it be

I just want to live as the honest me

Walking on, walking on, into the morning light

It can be a sequel, that’s alright

Holding the things that I cannot change

But still moving forward in this range

Walking on, walking on, in this moment now

I didn't run away, and that’s my vow

Incomplete and broken, but that’s the key

I’m still breathing, and that’s enough for me

And that’s enough

Yeah, that’s enough

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