based on Charles Bukowski’s poem of the same title
lyrics
nobody can save you but yourself.
they will attempt again and again
to put you into nearly impossible situations.
they will try again and again
through subterfuge, guise and force
to make you submit, quit and /or die quietly inside.
nobody can save you but yourself
and it will be so very easy to fail
but…
just watch them.
just listen.
do you want to be like that?
a faceless, pride less, heartless being?
do you want to experience barzah before death?
nobody can save you but yourself
and you’re worth saving.
it’s a war not easily won
but if anything is worth winning then this is it.
If anything is worth it then it’s you.
Your beautiful self.
don’t follow the soulless body.
maintain your self
with humor and grace
with everything that draw a smile on your face
and finally if necessary
wager yourself as you struggle,
Since you’re the only one that can save yourself
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