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Who really cares?  Who really cares? When I talk? What I feel? What I say? Nobody not really It is hard to stop caring about others when you have been built and designed to care for others.  There is no visible off switch unless you count on others making you turn it off with words and actions that hurt.  People will tend to gravitate towards those who they either want to emulate, respect and admire or those who will be able to get them a leg up in society, career or family situations.  But who really cares about you and what you do?  Do people hang off your every word?  Do people genuinely care about how you feel?  Do they listen to what you have to say? The big question in this equation is the who?  Does this "who" have a name?  Who are you wanting to care about you?  Either people do or they don't.  Either they make time to check in on you or they don't.  It is up to you how you respond to their lack of concern about ...

Now I don't want to lose you But I don't want to use you  Just to have somebody by my side And I don't want to hate you I don't want to take you  But I don't want to be the one to cry And I don't really matter to anyone anymore But like a fool I keep losing my place I keep seeing you walk through that door When you don't want to lose anybody there are a number of options that you can pursue.  Of course it all totally depends on whether you want to keep them for yourself, for their sake, for the both of you.  When you don't want to use someone, you have to think about their wellbeing, whether you put yourself and sacrifice yourself in order not to use them - because either way, someone is going to get hurt.  Sometimes we get into relationships with people because we are too afraid to be alone.  I don't know what you're like, but I know friends who are with people because they didn't want to be alone.  I understand why they would do t...

Guess it's over, call it a day Sorry that it had to end this way No reason to pretend We knew it had to end some day, this way Trying to stay in a relationship that isn't going anywhere is a bit like staying in a car that won't take you to your intended destination and nobody can be bothered getting out of the car to get it moving again.  Why do people spend lots of time pretending that things are ok and try to stay in places that they shouldn't be in?  I guess because change is a scary thing, knowing things for sure and being afraid to be real with themselves.  There might be some unspoken moments when you know that the more time you spend together, the less time you should actually be spending time together.  Have you given up on pretending?  What made you reach that conclusion?  How did you know it was time to end? Guess it's over, the kicks are gone What's the use of tryin' to hang on? Somewhere we lost the key So little left for you and me an...

Love So many things I've got to tell you But I'm afraid I don't know how Cause there's a possibility  You'll look at me differently  Love Ever since the first moment I spoke your name From them on I knew that by you being in my life Things were destined to change cause. . .  I was just starting to figure out who was I becoming as a young woman, in college, thinking about a career when this song surfaced on the horizon.  I had girlfriends who were into neo soul and Musiq Soulchild epitomised much of the understandings of what it meant to explore love, think about how to feel love in relationships, in friendship, in any connections that were artfully expressed in song.  This song was no exception.  Not only the lyrics and how they were strung together appealed to me but just how the entire song was put together in the way that song compositions usually are, meticulously done with layers that help to build towards a climax that the listener...

Have you been outside lately? Those leaves sure are changin' Reminds me of that time we spent hours carvin' faces Making jack-o-lanterns light up in the night  It's an image that's ingrained inside my mind Do you have distinct seasonal memories that play themselves in your mind?  Do you have any particular memories from autumn? I'm sure we all know what those memories are, who those memories are made with.  When you forget memories, you will always have someone remind you of what they shared with you when you least expect it.  Depending on how you are feeling at the time, you might not be sure quite how to take it. We may find ourselves spending too much time indoors and neglect to see what is really happening in the outside world.  What images do you have ingrained in your mind?  Do you analyse if those ingrained memories can be sorted into categories?  Most ingrained memories might be you observing someone you are sharing those times with, seei...

I can hold my breath I can bite my tongue I can stay awake for days If that's what you want Be your number one I can fake a smile I can fake a laugh I can dance and play the part If that's what you ask Give you all I am I can do it I can do it I can do it It's really hard to be yourself sometimes.  You find that you play a role for people because that's all they are comfortable with seeing from you or that was only one small part of yourself that you were prepared to share.  Imagine it though, if you completely shared everything, there wouldn't be anything left for yourself to hold precious and dear.  People insist on you being completely honest, but when you are, they cannot take it or cannot deal with it.  Why do you persist in making their lives easier, their lives more comfortable?  Is this what you have carved for yourself in their world?  Will this be the only space that you occupy?  When you can no longer be genuine or real f...

I'm limited Just look at me I'm limited And just look at you You can do all I couldn't do Glinda So now it's up to you For both of us Now it's up to you Have you ever had a strong friendship or connection with someone?  It might have been an instant connection or it might have gradually grown over time.  I have always been fascinated by how much you can share moments, ideas, new learning with other people.  There is a special kinship that occurs between souls when they come through a fire together because it can either burn the bridges or make the bond stronger.  Have you had connections with people that no longer exist?  We forget to be honest sometimes and let our pride or ego get in the way, particularly when we are reluctant to admit when we are wrong or have wronged someone else.  This lesson in self-realisation and owning of your character may be something that hits you hard and you need ample time to recover, especially when your ego i...

Smash all the pictures where I am in the frame Toy with my emotions as if it is a game In the heat of the moment, call someone else's name I would love you just the same Have you been in situations where people resurface from your past and want to reconnect?  You may not be wanting to rekindle any type of anything or you might not be open to any distractions because you've moved on and you have other priorities to deal with.  You may have people who count on you to listen to their dramas about their situations that you didn't cause or didn't participate in, but they feel compelled to tell you everything about it because they chose to involve you.  How do you deal with those situations?  Have you been the person to toy with other people's emotions, or had your emotions been toyed with?  Growth and strength are required to build the resilience to recover from being toyed with.  People will toy with your emotions because they use it as a defence mech...