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WHEN I AM UNDERSTOOD WRONG

WHEN I AM UNDERSTOOD WRONG:
IT LEAVES ME FEELING WEAK LIKE I DONT BELONG:
  WHEN SOMEONE TAKES WHAT I SAY AS WRONG:
  YOU ARE AS A CANARY WILL NO SONG:
BEFORE YOU CHEERFULLY SANG  A HAPPY TUNE:
NOW YOU DONT EVEN CHIRP BECAUSE YOU LOST TRUST AND FEEL DOOMED:
  YOU USE TO FREELY HAPPILY HUM ALONG:
  NOW YOU STAY SILENT WHEN YOU WERE UNDERSTOOD WRONG:
ANOTHER WORD YOU DONT EVEN FEEL COMFORTABLE TO SAY:
YOU FEEL NUMB AND IN DISMAY AND YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO GO ON YOUR WAY:
  WHEN I AM UNDERSTOOD WRONG:
  I FEEL LIKE I DONT BELONG:
MY WORDS AND MY FEELINGS I WILL KEEP TO MY OWN:
IT LEAVES ME FEELING SO ALONE:
  WHEN I AM UNDERSTOOD WRONG:
  I REMAIN QUIET AND NO LONGER WILL I SO OPENLY SING ALONG:


16 DECEMBER 2014


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