5..the ball is about to drop
jovial chaos erupts
Your eyes shine towards the sky in disbelief
You made it! You’re here!
The crowd erupts in euphoric cheer–as you look
Left, right, up, down
All these faces and not one with a frown
Hugging, posting, laughing, crying, smiling
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But your mind is still
Trying to wrap your head around this sudden thrill
They say that the new year is a time of redemption
To pick up the shattered pieces of the past left behind
The unachieved goals, fallen relationships, bruised up ego’s
Beliefs you had in false heroes
Who said that last year would be your year but here you are again
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Wishing on a star that you may go far
Because it’s new year new you
Or at least trying to find a new way to be you
And life goes on
Leaving the lesser version of yourself behind
Letting the new year be an excuse for not reaching the same resolutions from the year before
Like a frailty hand reaching for the clock
Hoping to rewind your mistakes before it stops
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So that as the clock strikes 12:00 you can raise your head high
Taking the new year by the reins with a positive flair
The smell of prosperity and new beginnings lingering in the air
Before the air becomes too thick and it’s hard to breathe
You take notice of just how loud that clock is
Almost as loud as the ringing in your head
New Year, New Me
New Year, New Me
New Year, New Me
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Seconds turn to milliseconds
And the idea of being the way you were before is almost unfathomable
To peer into a world where dreams are specks of light
painting an endless gust of delusive night
Hoping..praying that the light overcomes darkness
Shedding your past self away as the clock begins to turn
Knowing that after tomorrow when all the celebrating and awareness of self dies down
The old you comes out of the shadows
rewinding the clock until yet again the countdown begins to sound
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The ball drops and an echo is heard
You try to crane your ear to make out the sound
But the pounding in your brain makes it too hard to grasp
Until you finally make it out
Like the calm before the storm
Happy
New
Year
