Running Away (Intro)

Everything you will experience throughout This extended playlist has been Written, produced, and engineered By yours truly Elijah Thomas Running away running away Running away running away Running away Running away running away Running away running away Running away Running away running away Running away running away Running away Running away running away Running away running away Running away Running away running away Running away running away Running away Running away running away Running away running away Running away Running away running away Running away running away Running away Running away running away Running away running away Running away No where to hide no where to go I'm looking to find I don't even know Look in my eyes to look at my soul The pressure is rising fitting to blow Will I survive or will I erode I don't even know I'm locked in a cage I built on my own I'm ready to face a similar clone A smile on his face but heart is of stone He's trying to stay I want him to go But if he's away I won't have a home Pride has been my partner For as long as I can remember Or so I thought Which also means I've been dealing with insecurity For as long as I can remember I remember as a child telling other kids Constant petty lies Just so I could feel like I belonged somewhere In middle school of course I like to the kids About my virginity I'm sure a a lot of us were lying but That's my point exactly like Why is it that we all felt like our authentic selves Like just wasn't enough Like we didn't have enough to offer Like who told us that just because we was different We didn't hold value like Honestly I have no clue But I refuse to live in a way where I always end up the loser just because I'm different Like that's dead as hell But I give pride it's credit It protected me from rejection the best it could Over the years But only if I would've knew like I was rejecting myself in more ways than I Could possibly imagine Without my pride I know I'll be naked for the rest of the world to see And I'm sure is going get cold at times But it's ok because I know that Freedom isn't having nothing wrong with you It's having nothing to hide