{"id":211,"date":"2014-12-24T02:20:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T10:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottneelan.wordpress.com\/?p=211"},"modified":"2014-12-24T02:20:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T10:20:18","slug":"hold-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottneelan.com\/index.php\/2014\/12\/24\/hold-you-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Hold You Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p>Standing in the shadows<br>\nAs you claim the spotlight<br>\nAlways the center of attention<br>\nDon\u2019t forget to step on the little people<br>\nAs you climb<br>\nDo you even remember?<br>\nCrying on my shoulder<br>\nTalking about nothing<br>\nJust being there<br>\nDidn\u2019t mean a damn thing<br>\nDid it?<br>\nIt did to me<br>\nBut I\u2019ve always been sentimental<br>\nUsed me then<br>\nUse me now<br>\nI\u2019ll find a way to be the victim<br>\nEven from the background<br>\nPlay the fool again<br>\nKeep up your appearances<br>\nShallow as they may be<br>\nI can\u2019t give you what you want<br>\nBut you\u2019ll drain me anyway<br>\nAs long as I let you<br>\nWhy change now?<br>\nWhy try something new?<br>\nWe can have the same old failures<br>\nYour audience awaits<br>\nAnd far be it for me to hold you back<\/p>\n<p><em>Another one of those \u201cinspired by multiple people and events, but mostly one in particular\u201d pieces. 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