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Blade
Oh, the sting of living with the fear of dying
Oh, the bitter relief I get when I cut, but
Oh, the pain feels good, too good to quit
How is it that my only companion can send me to an early grave?
Was that though looming in my head when
I started this game? It was
Supposed to distract me from my hurt, it was supposed
To be a onetime thing, but I
Know I went too far, and now I’m stuck with the scars
That I gave myself. Sometimes, I look at my blade, and listen to its harsh words
You awful demon child, you unworthy blemish!
Were you really stupid enough to believe I could help you?
Oh, how could my only friend be so cruel?
Oh, why have I let the blade control my life?
Over and over these thoughts turn in my head, I’m ashamed of
Me and what
I have become. And to
Think that I was once happy, and to think
That I once cared for myself
I once cared enough to keep the blade away
Should I try to
Go back to those days? I know I should try
But the risk is too high
Something’s arisen in me, making the cutting too hard to stop
Telling me that I need the pain, telling
Me that’s the blade is the way
To happiness. I’ve tried to
Leave the blade,
But it’s too powerful, but
I am too weak. The blade told me it
Won’t do any good to throw him away,
Cause I’m only gonna grab him before trash day, he says
I’m not strong enough to quit. But I’ll be
Damned if I let a piece of metal tell me I’m weak, but
If it were wrong, then I wouldn’t have these open wounds, but
I do have them. I do have the scars, I
Do not have the strength to quit. I hate you, blade! Do
Ya hear me? I hate you and the hold you have on me! But that blade, that
Damned blade keeps looking at me, keeps smiling as
If he knows a secret that I don’t know. And he knows
I won’t ever let him go, and I know I
Don’t want to.
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