How I Survive

from How I Survive by Shiloh Rage

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All this time, it’s only been twenty-two years
Much of it spent learning to deal with my fears
Look to my schoolwork, to my sister’s kind ears
When she was gone I became one with my tears

Now this year I’ve felt safety deprived
Like I’m floating around in a memory archive
Have to remind myself all this time I’ve stayed alive
And look inside because this is how I’ll survive

And I sink back to the brink of losing
Helpless to my body bruising
But it makes me realize
All the strength that lies inside

Sink back to the brink of losing
Helpless to my body bruising
But I always realize
All the strength I have inside

This is how - this is how I survive

Life was seeming good, then it defied
I was young, naive with no guidance, and love lied
I should’ve known I wasn’t ready inside
I let her own me - it was how I survived

Way back in school, boy looked at me and said
‘I bet your life is easy tread’
Well, I was good at concealing my pain
Pretending I was fine is how I stayed sane

When the days turn to grey and I’ve found you
I can break all the fake waves around you
Cuz I create all these ways to defy you
I can say what it takes to unwind you

When the days turn to grey and I’ve found you
I can break all the fake waves around you
Cuz I create all these ways to defy you
And I know that the strength lies inside you

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from How I Survive, released September 19, 2016

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Shiloh Rage Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

I'm a non-binary (they/them) ball of anxiety and I make music in my bedroom, which is my home.

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