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I've Seen This Before

We have etched in our DNA that we are survivors.

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I've Seen This Before

I've seen this before

This mountain

It isn't the same but it is familiar

I've been here before

I've carried uncertainty, tripped on my doubt and arriving at my fear

So I can't pretend this is new because I've been here

Where I felt like beginnings were pointless because the endings were always near

So used to the skies being grey and not clear

And I sulked in my sufferings and drowned in my tears

I have learned from the past, now it's a teacher

Instead of being the choir, I am the preacher

I don't carry mountains any more that I was only meant to climb

Change isn't scary when you know it's a new you you'll find

I think I've spent enough time running from pain

When it's never too far behind

Strength is found when it's all you have left

Life can rob of your possessions but your joy can be kept

We have etched in our DNA that we are survivors

Our past may look bleak but makes us all the wiser

In valleys, you learn lessons the mountaintops can never give you

In the darkest hour is when your beam of hope shines through

The mountains we face may look different but really they never change

The unknown may look scary but it's just fear changing its name

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