I Need To Get Out Of This Place

I used this as a display of my writing talents for a scholarship, which I was lucky enough to recieve.

I need to get out of this place
(walls are closing in)

I need to cover up these bruises
(hands are squeezing skin)

I need to ignore the voices
(madness is a sin)

I need to beat these habits
(nerves begging for gin)

I need to gain some confidence
(yell over the din)

I need to use my talents
(lying for a win)

I need to escape the screaming
(patience wearing thin)

I need to keep up this acting
(hide behind a grin)

I need to get rid of the past years
(pray for a trade-in)

But it’s all impossible and there’s no way out
(I’m bleeding from within)