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Backstory:

I have severe depression, it is very hard to cope with sometimes. I get these thoughts in my head that there must be pain to remove pain. It’s a ballad to myself and people like me- I understand the urge, the want, the hurt. I wrote this song because I knew many could relate to it, the feeling that you have to “bleed it out” to stop the pain. The lyrics are very near and dear to my heart as it tells a journey. The darkness point of life, to seeing hope, to recognizing you are ok and you don’t have to bleed it out. This song is ultimately the song that made me a finalist for the GASC of 2024. And I’m glad it was this song, it’s probably the most vulnerable song I’ve ever written.

Lyrics:

                                                  
Bleed It Out:

(Verse)
Pain on pain, why is it there?
I don’t want it to be my life line
I just wanna fall apart, show my emotions laid bare
I scream for help to anyone who’ll hear
I need an escape, I know this isn’t it
You can’t just cut the noise, it’ll always be here 
Would it help? Can the pain heal me?
I know it won’t, so why do I want it?
Locked away, but there no rest, no where I can see

(Chorus)
Why do i feel like I have to bleed it out?
I don’t need it, but I feel the urge randomly
Do I need to bleed it out for someone to seek me out?
Through the pain, I’m finally breaking free
Stop the hard fight, take a stand
Bleed it out, just let it be
Why is this feeling here? It doesn’t leave, no matter how many I’ve told
Even close to the end, this story is getting old.

(Verse 2)
I’m so sorry, I feel the need to say
I know it can’t be helped
But I’m sorry anyway
I don’t have to bleed it out
There doesn’t have to be pain on pain
It’ll be fine, I have no doubt
Just breathe in,
Hold, 
And Let go

(Chorus)
Why do i feel like I have to bleed it out?
I don’t need it, but I feel the urge randomly
Do I need to bleed it out for someone to seek me out?
Through the pain, I’m finally breaking free
Stop the hard fight, take a stand
Bleed it out, just let it be
Why is this feeling here? It doesn’t leave, no matter how many I’ve told
Even close to the end, this story is getting old.

(Bridge)
I won’t let go
I’ll hold on tight
It won’t be easy, so I’ll take it slow
I don’t have to bleed it out, the pain or anything else 
No more pain, only good health
I smile at the sky, the clouds, and the sun
As the wind brushes my cheeks, I see my hope

(Outro)
I see my whole life ahead
No need to bleed at all
No need to fear
No more
No more
I’ll forget I ever thought I had to 
Bleed it out