Well, it's five o'clock and I've finished work I've been booked in for some therapy Down the highway, foot down hard Blast my horn if you get in my way I'm sitting in a circle on a plastic chair Some guy named Kevin's sharing how he cares I'm biting my tongue, I'm counting to ten Playing back all the ways this could have been... The door swings open, in the therapist walks With a gentle smile and a couple of talks I look him up, I look him down And my vision starts to drown... In brown suede, laces, thick damn sole... SENSIBLE SHOES! I AIN'T TAKING NO ADVICE FROM YOU! SENSIBLE SHOES! YOUR BROWN SUEDE IS GIVING ME THE BLUES! (THE REDS!) He's talking about "breathing" and "finding my space" I'm just staring at the lace on his face He says, "Tony, your anger, it's a silent cry" I say, "Mister, your shoes are the reason I wanna die!" Or maybe the reason I wanna make you die... My knuckles are white, my jaw is locked tight The room is getting hot, the fluorescent light It's all buzzing down to a single, fixed point A fashion crime that's gonna break this joint! Those brown suede, laces, thick damn sole... SENSIBLE SHOES! I AIN'T TAKING NO ADVICE FROM YOU! SENSIBLE SHOES! YOUR BROWN SUEDE IS GIVING ME THE BLUES! (THE REDS!) Now the room is silent... Kevin's started to cry. The therapist is backed up against the "I Feel" wall. He's fumbling for his phone, about to make a call. And I'm just standing here... ten feet tall. SENSIBLE SHOES! I AIN'T TAKING IT! SENSIBLE SHOES! YOUR BROWN SUEDE... AGGGHHHHH! Sensible... sensible... sensible... ...shoes.
Midnight train to somewhere Luggage lost, I left my name Worn away by wanderlust One step, no one stayed Pictures in my pocket Frayed and folded, half erased Slipping down a silent street Useless maps, the memory maze But how can I run while the shadows follow How can I keep from slipping below The world spins slow, and so do I The world spins slow, and so do I So do I So do I Borrowed time, a faded letter Bent corners stained with red All those words I tried to utter Vanished in the thought unsaid I wait beside the window Splitting seconds by the glass Holding hope between my fingers Every hour fails to last But how can I run while the shadows follow How can I keep from slipping below The world spins slow, and so do I The world spins slow, and so do I So do I So do I Maybe fortune finds the lost Maybe faith is just a road Maybe every whispered promise Never really grows old Lamp posts flicker—signals falter Footsteps echo, overgrown Wanderings, tangled, twist and alter Never quite alone But how can I run while the shadows follow How can I keep from slipping below The world spins slow, and so do I The world spins slow, and so do I So do I So do I
Maps scattered all over my floor Failing to fold, crumple, collapse Which way now Wonders drip from my hands Split by a sign Sunrise there, storm clouds there Questions queue up, losing their order Each answer another bend in the road Left, right Stand and stare, stare and linger Shadow circles trace the line I change my mind, I change my story Again and again, again and again I chase my tail, I chase my worries Never know when, never know when Maybe I move, maybe I measure Maybe I just Maybe nothing Crumbs of intent, scattered behind Broken breadcrumbs, I'm caught in the bind Choose or be chosen, choose or be broken Fractured mirror, one face, three thoughts Maybe, maybe, maybe It’s never enough I change my mind, I change my story Again and again, again and again I chase my tail, I chase my worries Never know when, never know when Hold my breath until it burns Wait for signs, but each one blurs No verdict written while I wait No certainty, only escape Beneath bright lights, beneath pale doubt Second-hand seconds, tick and tumble All paths split, twist, tangle Split tongue, split heart Tongue tied, time spent Spent when I don’t spend at all Thoughts flicker, then fade, then fall Mask on face faces the wall I change my mind, I change my story Again and again, again and again I chase my tail, I chase my worries Never know when, never know when Again and again I pause and I stall Again and again I stumble, I crawl I change my mind, I change my story Again and again, again and again I chase my tail, I chase my worries Never know when, never know when Again and again I pause and I stall Again and again I stumble, I crawl
Black glass, a thousand tiny cracks Staring straight, past shadows, my reflection shards Another night. Another slip. How far? Fingers fumble, dream dissolves, so close to the edge Down again Someone said I should let go But the words spin wild in my mind Sinking seconds mute my prayers My pulse, my purpose, pause One more time, alone Falling, I know the feeling Falling, I sense it stealing Hope from hunger, truth from pride Falling, let the world decide Falling under Falling under Blunted sky, thoughts tangle, blue undone Somewhere south of courage, fear flares in the dawn I remember summer laughter, faded fast I remember, I remember breaking at the last Nothing left but silent stairs Dragging up these empty hours Waiting for your signal light Always out of sight Midnight marks the line Falling, I know the feeling Falling, I sense it stealing Dreams from daylight, calm from storm Falling, never been so cold, so warm Falling under Falling under Maybe I belong to air Maybe I find mercy there Maybe I stop at nothing, nothing at all Maybe this is not the end Maybe just a means to send Another message drifting on the fall Glass ground, broken by the morning Awake again, always late, always learning Still here, still hearing footsteps in the hall Still falling, always falling after all Falling, I know the feeling Falling, I sense it stealing Love from logic, peace from pain Falling, let it come again Falling under Falling under
Cracked smiles and whispered lies A gilded cage, a soulless prize We built our kingdom on shifting sand With selfish hearts in trembling hands The portraits fade, the colors bleed A tapestry of unspoken greed We chase the thrill, the fleeting high While innocence is left to die Oh, the adulterers dance in shame Igniting passions, fueling blame A twisted waltz of lust and scorn Leaving legacies forever torn Empty promises, a hollow vow We desecrate what we can't allow To blossom freely, pure and bright Consumed by shadows, lost to night The mirrors crack, reflecting pain A hurricane of sorrow and disdain We seek escape in fleeting grace While love decays without a trace Oh, the adulterers dance in shame Igniting passions, fueling blame A twisted waltz of lust and scorn Leaving legacies forever torn Is there redemption in this mess? A chance to heal, to reassess? Or are we doomed to repeat the past? A broken echo, fading fast Oh, the adulterers dance in shame Igniting passions, fueling blame A twisted waltz of lust and scorn Leaving legacies forever torn Torn... Forever torn...
Needle slips into the vein Warmth spreads out to kill the pain The world goes soft at every edge A silent, weightless, solemn pledge Eyes are heavy, limbs are lead Voices slow inside my head Fading out like radio waves In these velvet depths, I’ll stay Velvet depths… where nothing hurts… Velvet depths… in cotton shirts… No tomorrow… no demands… Just still and steady hands… You ask me questions… I just smile Floating free… for a little while There’s no grief here… no regret Just a sunset… not set yet… Velvet depths… where nothing hurts… Velvet depths… in cotton shirts… No tomorrow… no demands… Just still and steady hands… This is the calm… this is the fall… This is the… end of it all… Or maybe just… a real long pause… Don’t wake me… I’m already… Gone…
Needle dropped, but the groove was full of rust Whispers in the dark, I thought I knew it all Laughin' 'bout the day, just you and me Then your eyes flashed gold, suddenly Somethin' shifted, somethin' ain't the same Like a record scratchin', callin' out your name But the name I shouted, echoed back so cold Story's changed, a truth I ain't been told Tyrannical woman, you'll be the death of me Beneath that sweet facade, you hide a wicked decree Twisted smile, a glint of somethin' primal My sweet love, you're comin' uninvited Used to think your quirks were kinda cute Now I see the cracks beneath the polished loot Every little secret, every hidden glance Points to somethin' darker, a hypnotic trance Somethin' shifted, somethin' ain't the same Like a record scratchin', callin' out your name But the name I shouted, echoed back so cold Story's changed, a truth I ain't been told Tyrannical woman, you'll be the death of me Beneath that sweet facade, you hide a wicked decree Twisted smile, a glint of somethin' primal My sweet love, you're comin' uninvited Tyrannical woman, you'll be the death of me Beneath that sweet facade, you hide a wicked decree Twisted smile, a glint of somethin' primal My sweet love, you're comin' uninvited Uninvited... Uninvited... Woman... Death of me...
Cracked earth beneath my feet A silent scream, a hollow street Dust devils dance where laughter died Just ghosts remain, nowhere to hide Remember fields of emerald green A vibrant life, a hopeful scene Before the shadow, cold and vast Consumed the future, shattered the past Now the wind whispers tales of woe Of broken promises, long ago A king's ambition, a nation's greed Planted the seeds of this bitter deed And the rain falls down on poisoned ground Washing away what can't be found A broken covenant, a shattered dream Lost in the echo of what might have been I walk these ruins, a lonely soul Searching for answers, to make me whole But the silence screams, a deafening sound In this forgotten land, no solace is found The ghosts of children reach for the sky Their innocent eyes ask, "Why, oh why?" Their dreams stolen, their futures erased In this desolate wasteland, forever chased And the rain falls down on poisoned ground Washing away what can't be found A broken covenant, a shattered dream Lost in the echo of what might have been And the rain falls down on poisoned ground Washing away what can't be found A broken covenant, a shattered dream Lost in the echo of what might have been The echo... of what might have been...
Cracked screen glow on a vacant face Another day in the digital haze Concrete canyons where the neon bleeds Planting sterile corporate seeds Oh, the future's here, they said it's bright But shadows dance in the pale moonlight Twisted towers pierce the synthetic sky Is this living, or just a slow goodbye? Chrome reflections in a rain-slicked street Whispered rumors of a fading beat They control the flow, the data stream Lost in the echo of a broken dream Oh, the future's here, they said it's bright But shadows dance in the pale moonlight Twisted towers pierce the synthetic sky Is this living, or just a slow goodbye? They promised us paradise, a world of ease But built a gilded cage designed to appease Our restless hearts, our searching minds Left us hollow in these digital binds Oh, the future's here, they said it's bright But shadows dance in the pale moonlight Twisted towers pierce the synthetic sky Is this living, or just a slow goodbye? Goodbye... goodbye... the slow goodbye...
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