He was there alone in the courtyard
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Watching the others running
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Trying to be discreet
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Not to get noticed
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He was there alone in the courtyard
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Waiting for classes to end
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Waiting to feel a bit at home
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We saw him there alone against the wall
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Taking loads of insults
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The others threw at him for laughs
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I stayed there saying nothing
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We saw him there alone against the wall
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My stare getting harder and harder
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I was a coward, I didn’t dare
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Afraid it’d happen to me
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He was there alone in the courtyard
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Letting the days go by
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Always dragging that sad look around
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Wondering why I exist
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He was there alone in the courtyard
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Not even asking for love
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And not even for them to give his marbles back
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Just for them to leave him alone a bit
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He wasn’t one of those who fight
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Not one of those who throw punches
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He wasn’t among the tough guys
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But rather among those who keep quiet
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He wasn’t one of those who snitch
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Too locked up in his silence
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He was one of those who hide
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Every blow, every mark, every stain
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He was there alone in the courtyard
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And I even joined in one day
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Had to belong to the gang
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Couldn’t be the one to offer them my cheek
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He was there alone in the courtyard
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Always living in fear of everything around
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Of the slightest noise, the slightest scream
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I think he didn’t sleep at night anymore
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He was there alone in the dark
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Always the last one in the hallway
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Nobody saw, nobody knew
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Nobody wanted to have seen
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He was there alone in the dark
Trapped inside his despair
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No, not even asking for love
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He was there alone in the courtyard
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He was there alone in the courtyard
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Not even asking for love
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Not even asking for love