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I gave a name to my insecurity
I gave it a face, eyes, and a voice

When I invoke it, it always comes when I call
And so I can talk to it and feel accompanied
When I face a decision
Sometimes I think too much

This happens to me when I think too much
This happens to me when I overthink (sometimes I think too much oh-uh-oh-uh)
This happens to me when I think too much
This happens to me when I overthink (sometimes I think too much oh-uh-oh-uh)

I gave a name to my loneliness
To nostalgia, fear, and pain

And so when they appear as shadows on my back
I can face them alone without shield and without sword
Because I also named my courage
Sometimes I think too much (hah)

This happens to me when I think too much
This happens to me when I overthink (sometimes I think too much oh-uh-oh-uh)
This happens to me when I think too much
This happens to me when I overthink

And so I recognized my fears
I confronted them and could sleep
I can name them and I can see them
I can talk to them and I can hear them

And so I stopped running away and being their hostage
And I baptized them with the names I chose for them
So they would be like a talisman

To protect me from evil
How difficult it is sometimes to understand
Who is who

This happens to me when I think too much
This happens to me when I overthink (sometimes I think too much oh-uh-oh-uh)
This happens to me when I think too much
This happens to me when I overthink (sometimes I think too much oh-uh-oh-uh)