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I walk on the red carpet
of the Universe |
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to converse between
time and space. |
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I'm looking for a place
to be free. |
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A place that I see
what separates you from me. |
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I overcome my fears
facing them head on. |
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Against every challenge
I try to stay strong. |
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Sprinting I leap,
hit the wall as I flow, |
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then fall forwards down
to the ground below. |
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Leaping from rail to rail
the presence irrelevant. |
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So my eyes focus
on the future |
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and the turn
in the environment. |
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I hit the path
with graceful pace. |
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Beast, the rail, sweat
dripping from my face. |
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I hit the bollard
and fly through the air. |
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An explosion of movement,
wind streaming through my hair. |
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My surroundings are a blur
so my senses must sharpen. |
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Tunnel my vision, everything
else begins to darken. |
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As I hit the landing, my
feet must compensate. |
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Weight distribution's instinct,
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there's no need to hesitate.
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My breaths are deep
and my heart pumps fast, |
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flushing my body with
blood and oxygen to last. |
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My muscles contract
as they take the strain. |
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Bounding over walls
this is how I train. |
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To become agile,
flexible, fast and strong, |
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worthy of the free run
family for which I belong. |
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While the average guy
lives an elaborate life, |
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the fear in my eyes
will never fortify. |
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The adrenaline in my
blood stream is evident. |
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And all my other feelings
are rendered irrelevant. |
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As I make my next movement,
of which I've planned in advance, |
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I mind the precision
leaving nothing to chance. |
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Tepid and unwavering,
balance commands me. |
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A hero of stature as
I express it to be. |
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Something and someone
much more than the norm. |
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And the cannon explode
in the eye of the storm. |
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Stained walls appear here, where
others' marks have been made. |
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A map of movement, like an atlas,
has now been outlaid. |
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I can use these footprints
to inspire me to move. |
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To spur me on,
on my quest to move. |
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It's a sign that I too
belong to this place. |
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After all, I've left marks
you can still see in my trace. |
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My face contorts
as I brace the leap. |
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Energy flows through my body
from my head to my feet. |
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I drive my body off of a wall
and float for that moment, |
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time seems to stall.
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Coming back to my senses,
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my feet meet the ground.
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I tuck to a role belly
making a sound. |
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Around a corner,
coming out in a stride, |
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forcing myself,
I'm leaping with pride. |
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Now I want to stop
just for a second |
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and say it straight
from the heart. |
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Life is a lesson,
from the day you are born |
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to the day we depart.
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Family is the most important
thing, so hold them near. |
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Life is too short
to live it in fear. |
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Be positive, helpful,
kind and courteous. |
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Stress is of the devil.
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Stay calm, never furious.
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Such things aren't important.
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They cannot impress.
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How many people you bless,
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is how you
truly measure success. |
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My skin may tear and
the flesh may be seen. |
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But the adrenaline pumps strong
and my muscles stay keen. |
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Fibers explode
with every contraction. |
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This is my life,
the fatal attraction. |
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No question in the universe.
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This is just part of my plot.
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And as George Bernard sure said,
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you see things and say why,
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but dream things that
never were and say why not. |
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After all, pain is temporary,
quitting is forever. |
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Lace Armstrong told me this,
and as far as I'm concerned, |
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never say never.
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My training is my life,
it is my catalyst. |
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It's why I work hard
and I tend to persist. |
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I hit the wall where graffiti
and fools that once bear. |
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Like it, I hit it with
intensive art, flare. |
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The art of the movement
is prominent as the wall. |
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Started out the same
as nothing at all. |
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It's strange how such beauty
could not once be there. |
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I feel blessed in myself that
I have something to share. |
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I carve my own path,
like huskies in the snow. |
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Leading a track
for others to follow. |
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Although the path I lead
may not just be mine. |
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I encourage others to
find their own in due time. |