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Lost

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Ardikani4

Published: Jan 22, 2012

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Literature Text

Things are said that we don't mean
Hope is found and power filled
All from that one little lie
Deep inside, the spirit's killed

Know the pain that lies inside
Hide it all from prying eyes
Hold it close, keep it still
Piece by piece, the spirit dies

One can live with a broken heart
Carry on no matter the cost
But once the spirit breaks and fades
Everything else is surely lost

Feel the fear and sense of loss
When trust is broken, what's the cost
Betrayed and shattered and left to die
Beyond redemption, a soul is lost

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