song on album "failing" inspired by adult treatment of narcotics
lyrics
Purposer
I’m getting close to a breakdown
I need to relieve some stress
I feel the walls around me shake
And break down over me
I don’t know how to get around
I’m running out of ideas
I’ll try to focus on whatever
Is my purpose here
Slowly our minutes fade to days
And it’s been weeks since last year
When the further you tried to scoop
The harder you got slapped back here
Any attempt sounds like a bet
When you’re but one and bored
So I shake to the deal
And take myself where it may lead
I’m walking on streets of cotton wool
Since I met my plans of aging
And agreed to use the tools
I’m sleepy – tap the breath off my lungs
It’s a dissonance
Me and my acting self
Mutually antagonized
It’s a daring will
To rave and overkill
Mentally desensitized
I shake to the deal
With a wounded hand
And accept the terms again
credits
from FAILING,
released November 7, 2008
all music & lyrics by candy beat camp
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