Reaching Out (330)

I'm reaching out for you
You're at my fingertips
And just as I touch your hand
I begin to slip.

I'm falling away
Sinking in a quicksand
Made by my own lies
Because no one ever tried to understand.

I'm sinking down
To a crushing black oblivion
The smell of death is strong
Why can't I just quit?

I'm still reaching out
But you don't take my hand
You shake your head at me
You don't understand.

No one ever has
And no one will ever try
They just don't care
That I'm dying inside.

I've reached out a million times
But they all shake their head
They say they don't want me no more
I'm better off left for dead.

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