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i used to be the hero of this story
but then i woke up from your spell
the fairy tale is over
the magic is gone
i needed you most
in broken heart and broken mind
i can't fathom how
but it was then you walked away from me

i've fallen short of my former glory
and i've been trapped in this hell
this agony i can't cover
cause i am alone
i've been lost
seeking the path i cannot find
i need you now
this isn't how it was supposed to be

i opened my eyes
and found this strange, new world around me
i didn't realize
that you had left me alone

what i don't say, you won't know
what you don't know can't hurt you
so many things have changed
too many questions
not enough answers

why can't things be the same?
why do you keep calling my name?
why won't you open your eyes?

just open your eyes

please open your eyes

i need you to open your eyes

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there are times when we are given the rare opportunity to know extraordinary people. some of them are those that we wouldn't give a second glance if we were to pass them on the street. they appear to be jaded, introverted, surly, altogether unlikable. the type of people we usually try to avoid. or sometimes people who seem to be very together, who are unbelievable by anyone's standards and who can make us feel inadequate at times.

but when we take a chance on them and decide to extend our boundaries and go beyond our comfort zone, we come to know these people. and the more time we spend with them, the more we come to realize who it is they really are, that they're amazing.

given time, we learn their stories, the things that made them who they are and their reasons of certain things. but even after years, we might never know everything about them. but we don't really have to.

because we love them anyway, regardless of time and circumstance.

they're the ones that stay with us.