hey Steemians! i've been off radar the last few weeks with a bit of the flu, but i'm getting back into things and this is my submission for the open mic contest this week. i hope you all enjoy it.
it's a song called "Paper Tigers" from an album of the same name that i put out in 2016. the original version is a synth-y, dance-y song but I decided to do a sparse acoustic version for Steemit. lyrics below. if you want to hear the original version, google "hike CDT four minutes" and find a video on youtube by a guy named 
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PAPER TIGERS (lyrics)
IT’S TAKING ME BACKWARDS IN EVERY WAY
NOW THAT YOU KNOW ME WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
I JUST TOOK ANOTHER ONE
AND I FEEL OK
YOU’RE LEAVING ME SIDEWAYS AND PULLING AWAY
I’M TAKING IN ALL THIS AND I PUT IT AWAY
I COULD TAKE ANOTHER
AND STILL FEEL OK
YOU DON’T HAVE TO FEAR A THING (2X) WITH ME
NO MORE PAPER TIGERS
DON’T BE AFRAID OF SOMETHING YOU MADE UP
NO MORE PAPER TIGERS
DON’T BE AFRAID OF TONIGHT
FINALLY FEARLESS I WANNA SAY
THAT I HAD A VOICE ONCE THAT I GAVE AWAY
BUT I TAKE IT BACK WITH ALL MY LUNGS
OH I CAN BREATHE AGAIN
YOU DON’T HAVE TO FEAR A THING (2X) WITH ME
NO MORE PAPER TIGERS
DON’T BE AFRAID OF SOMETHING YOU MADE UP
NO MORE PAPER TIGERS
I’VE HAD ENOUGH… GOODBYE
GOODNIGHT