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Don't Shut Me Down

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Don't Shut Me Down

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A while ago, I heard the sound of children's laughter

Now it's quiet, so I guess they left the park

This wooden bench is getting harder by the hour

The Sun is going down, it's getting dark

I realise I'm cold

The rain begins to pour

As I watch the windows on the second floor

The lights are on, it's time to go

It's time, at last, to let him know

I believe it would be fair to say

You look bewildered

And you wonder why I'm here today

And so you should, I would

When I lеft, I felt I'd had enough

But in the shape and form I appеar now

I have learned to cope

And love and hope is why I am here now

And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah

I'm fired up, don't shut me down

I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded

I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down

I'm not the one you knew

I'm now and then combined

And I'm asking you to have an open mind

I'm not the same this time around

I'm fired up, don't shut me down

Will you leave me standing in the hall

Or let me enter?

The apartment hasn't changed at all

I got to say I'm glad

Once, these rooms were witness to our love

My tantrums and increasing frustration

But I go from mad

To not so bad, in my transformation

And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah

I'm fired up, don't shut me down

I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded

I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down

I'm not the one you knew

I'm now and then combined

And I'm asking you to have an open mind

I'm not the same this time around

I'm fired up, don't shut me down

You asked me not to leave

Well, here I am again

And I love you still and so I won't pretend

I have learned to cope

And love and hope is why I am here now

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