MOVED.

DEFENSE

“ do you really want to lose everything you built to last? ” “ erase it from the past. ” “ everyone is counting on you. ” “ say everything’s okay. ” “ don’t do something erratic. ” “ not time to freeze. ” “ don’t let them win. ” “ we are unshakable. ” “ i know you understand. ” “ don’t need me to hold your hand. ” “ don’t compromise. ” “ just close your eyes. ” “ don’t let them in. ” “ we are survivors. ” “ get the story straight and clean. ” “ no one deserves this. ” “ sacrifice is worth it. ” “ even you know it’s true, i know you do. ”  “ i heard something. ” “ is everything okay? ”

MATTIE’S  LAMENT 

“ things are fine. ” “ it’s the little things. ” “ there’s no hope. ” “ the world’s come crumbling down. ” “ i have friends here. ” “ when i think about the way things were before … “ “ i don’t think i can do this anymore! ” “ i want to cry. ” “ i want to scream. ” “ i want to claw my way out. ” “ i want to claw my way back in time . “ i’m sorry i was reckless! ” “ i’m sorry i got drunk! ” “ peer pressure sucks! ” “ oh my god, i can’t do this forever. ” “ i need a better life! ” “ can this really be how it’s all gonna go? ” “ i guess that’s that. ” “ you build a bridge and move on. ”

PHOENIX 

“ have you ever felt so good, you’re bursting out of your skin? ” “ have you ever felt so broken, you thought you’d never rise? ” “ second chances don’t come round each day. ” “ this time, i will be stronger. ” “ this time, i last longer. ” “ this time, i won’t waste a day. ” “ i’ll go out fighting. ” “ winning or dying trying. ” “ i just don’t want you to go crazy trying to keep this all together. ” “ have you ever felt so hopeful, you’re bursting at the seams? ” “ if you’re gonna have a mental breakdown, this is not the place. ” “ everybody’s watching you now. ” “ why should i be weighed down? ” “ why should i live in the past? ” “ all lies have an expiration date. ” “ i am in control. ” “ this time, my story gets told. ”

MOVE  ON 

` 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 ` 

you’re dead and buried. 

we’re synthesizing blood and organs. 

bro, you look amazing. 

it’s like you haven’t aged a day. 

it’s like we know what we’re doing or something. 

you’ve been gone for way too long. 

like half a year. 

but you never died! 

ain’t nowhere you can hide! 

you earned this new purpose. 

don’t be nervous baby. 

you’re a natural, babe! 

` 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 - 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 `

i think it’s time for you to know the awful truth.

the truth about me. 

the truth about you. 

call me back. 

i try to call you every day. 

i’ve been working on a unified theory. 

‘cause i’m the right one. 

‘cause you’re the only person in the world who’d understand. 

i try to make you listen to me. 

i’m the one who was right all along. 

i’m an expert just like you. 

disbelieving, that’s the real crime. 

` 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯 ` 

behind the old arcade. 

for safekeeping. 

the news reporters reported that i died. 

i can’t be beat. 

i won’t hurt you, unless you cheat. 

i’m half human and half machine. 

like i was going to war. 

this must be what love would have felt like. 

i could do whatever i felt like. 

maybe they were predisposed to madness. 

who knows? 

i only want to have fun. 

it’s getting lonely, it’s getting hard to breathe. 

kicking me and pushing me over. 

` 𝘯𝘰 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 ` 

knowing what we know. 

knowing what we don’t know. 

this is gonna change our world. 

i’ll accept the unreal. 

your matter tells mine to scatter. 

i’ve been awake like i’ve never been awake in all my life. 

in every myth there’s a little bit of truth.