We're shutting down
Tuning out from town to town
Trying to drown the sound
Of truth that hits
Like paper cuts, their little slits
Stinging with lemon so sour
The sugar never gets
To touch our lips
Rarely satisfied
Filled to the brim
Saturated and deep fried
Yet I still hear
People sobbing those hungry cries
It's never enough
We're rough and tough
Not feeling
Fight the urge
To go layer peeling
Stray too far from the box
And they will prey upon you
I mean
Pray for you
Those words feel the same to me these days
We're shutting down
Tuning out from town to town
Trying to drown the sound
Of hating love
Of loving hate
Wondering if we'll ever reach a state
Where love conquers all
Because as of now
I'm feeling very small
Like an alien
Learning how to live in a world
That condemns being alive
The truth is
I don't want to just survive
Thriving is the only path that feels good
Yet somehow this gets misunderstood
I want to taste
The sweetness and the sour
Fall into a dream that exists
Beyond the night-time hours
I want to tune in
Skin to skin
Feel the love of someone else
And learn of all the places they have been
No more shutting down
No more drowning out the sound
Let them prey upon me
Pray for me
Call me all the names
Crazy, sinner, strange
I don't care
Time for change