One of Us

People change without a sound

Still breathing, but they’re hollowed out

Every smile feels rehearsed

Every truth is getting worse

They say you’re tired

They say you’re sick

Say the fear is all pretend

But I can feel it pulling closer

Every time I rest my head

Stay awake, feel the fear

Pain means I am still in here

They grow a body in your place

But I won’t fade without a trace

Don’t fall asleep

Don’t lose your soul

They take the parts

But leave the whole

You’ll look like you

And sound the same

But nothing human

Remains

They grow copies in the dark

Perfect skin with borrowed marks

All your memories intact

Except the parts they learn to crack

They promise peace

They promise rest

Say I’ll be better this way

But if the hurt is all I have

I won’t throw it away

Stay awake

Feel the fear

Pain means I am still in here

They grow a body in your place

But I won’t fade without a trace

Don’t fall asleep

Don’t lose your soul

They take the parts

But leave the whole

You’ll look like you

And sound the same

But nothing human

Remains

But you’re so tired

Why keep the fight

All this hurt

Every night

You’ve carried fear

You’ve carried pain

Let it go

It’s all the same

Keep your face

Keep your name

You don’t have

to feel this way

It’s not death

It’s relief

Be one of us

Underneath

NO!

Point and scream

I won’t comply

Rip the calm

Out of the lie

Take my face

Take my skin

But you won’t take

What’s within

Don’t fall asleep

Don’t lose your soul

They take the parts

But leave the whole

You’ll look like you

And sound the same

But nothing human

Remains

Stay scared

Stay torn

It’s better to feel alive

Than be reborn