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Sometimes the page stays blank And I just sit there staring My frustration growing fast With thoughts I keep comparing I've been percolating words Like a storm in a glass jar But when my hand reaches down It feels like it goes too far Maybe I am just loathe To give them voice Maybe I know what happens When I make that choice Keep it in, keep it in Hell must stay within Keep it in, keep it in I won't let it spill again Keep it in, keep it in This is where it ends Hell must stay within Hell must stay within As if the very act Of placing them in ink Will wake a sleeping monster And make the whole world sink So I hold the line alone With shaking hands and teeth My page stays white as bone And the silence sits with me Maybe I am just loathe To give them voice Maybe I know what happens When I make that choice Keep it in, keep it in Hell must stay within Keep it in, keep it in I won't let it spill again Keep it in, keep it in This is where it ends Hell must stay within Hell must stay within It is my burden My cross to bear I fold the dark up And lock it there If I say it Will it breathe? Will it learn my shape And follow me? Keep it in, keep it in Hell must stay within Keep it in, keep it in I won't let it spill again Keep it in, keep it in This is where it ends Hell must stay within Hell must stay within #music