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[i]Drowning beneath a deep lake[/i]
[i]The loyal friend I never meant to make[/i]
[i]A promise I don't want to keep[/i]
[i]Darkness in which I cannot sleep[/i]

[i]Dull, aching, neverending pain[/i]
[i]Shadows no light can chase away[/i]
[i]The crushing depth, the heart's bane[/i]
[i]A night that never slips to day[/i]

[i]Even in light I cannot see[/i]
[i]Even in warmth I grow cold[/i]
[i]Chains from which I will never break free[/i]
[i]A part of a story never told[/i]

[i]Joy and love and kindness, forever dull[/i]
[i]Eyes that burned bright and full[/i]
[i]Now dim and cold, the spark's gone[/i]
[i]And all's left is the hope of dawn[/i]

Depression often feels like a crushing weight, like being deep underwater. It's something I have struggled with for a few years now, though having Suiro and our friends around does help. I painted this in a few hours after a particularly bad bout.

Art and lyrics by Stella