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RETIRED
03:41
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I'm tired of lying in my bed
Still feeling upset
By how I still don't know how to read
The lines in your forehead
Thinking 'bout what you said
And what else you could still be saying about me
Or maybe you've already forgotten
And I'm the only one whose talking
'Bout how my brain is rotting over bad memories
Yeah, maybe that's what I wanted
To fill my mind with torment
To have a reason to be haunted as proof that you cared about me
That's why I cannot leave the comfort of my home
Surrounded by the baggage that I collected, that I own
Filling in the holes with stuff others cannot know
This place is all I got left when I am left alone
Or am I all alone 'cause I never opened the door
I slept through my alarms again, I told myself I wouldn't, I swore
Now nobody can reach me, I'm locked away like before
And yet I still have the audacity to ask for more
Yeah, I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of living in fear of you
Yeah, I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of... I'm tired of...
I'm tired of hitting my head
Until my hands are red
And the voices finally go quiet
The ringing is violent
And I might be crying
But better than letting my mind have a riot
I rather be silent than tell you the truth
'Bout how I wish I could really, really hurt you
And while too many people know who really hurt who
Would I be happier if I really hurt you too?
I'm tired of the monster I've fed
All the tears that I've shed
Because I can no longer bleed where I should have bled
The roses were vibrant
Now my bruises are violet
And I starve for the time that we never met yet
I've tried to sleep it off
The urge to kick and scream and break my skull right open
Because fixing it won't be enough
When I'm scared of the next time I'll be broken
Yeah, I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of living in fear of you
Yeah, I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of living in fear of you
I'm tired of... I'm tired of...
I'm tired of wishing I was dead
I'm tired of wishing I was dead
I'm tired of wishing I was dead
To escape the dread of knowing I have to face you
Some day, some day
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2. |
REACTION
02:46
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I'm feeling a little bit messed up inside of my brain
But I'm too scared to tell them the details of my pain
I got way too many eyes on me full of distain
"Your life is perfect, how the fuck are you insane?"
Everything hurts me, but all I do is curse me
I feel so mentally drained
Need my own infirmary but barely had adversity
I did not know how to train
Silence was a mercy, dodge the controversies
There was more for me to gain
If I shut the fuck up, they couldn't know my name
To spell it with definitions
I had to learn on my own
Unspoken rules and traditions
Scribbled on the bathroom tile stone
They raised me on their conditions
But they still keep me alone
"You have no right to complain
You got everything I want and more"
If I feel happy, well, I don't deserve it
If I feel snappy, well, I don't deserve it
If I feel crappy, well, I don't deserve it
If I'm feeling anything
It doesn't really mean a thing
In the back of my head I can hear them say
I got no reason to hate me so they hate me anyway
In the corner of my eye I see their shadows in the lines
They are drawing loops around me, they like to spend all my time
The feed is in repetition
I hear their moans and groans
Their word is for my nutrition
But they starved me to my bone
They only want my permission
To enforce all of their suspicions
That I didn't suffer for my ambitions
There's no way I knew what they know
If I feel happy, well, I don't deserve it
If I feel snappy, well, I don't deserve it
If I feel crappy, well, I don't deserve it
If I'm feeling anything
It doesn't really mean a thing
But I'm still happy even if I don't deserve it
And I get snappy even if I don't deserve it
I still feel crappy even if I don't deserve it
If I'm feeling anything
I don't wanna feel like I'm nothing
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3. |
REWIND
03:13
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I wanna redo all of my time
I have spent trying to rewind every time I wasn't right
I know if I stay here, I'll be behind
But I really wanna rewind what was stolen from my mind
Every apology I've pasted
I'm sorry for your time, I defaced it
To even out your investment, I've wasted
Every parallel to erase it
Encased it within a casket
Every possibility that could've saved it
I've basted the failure in the basis
That I didn't know how to behave it
How many lives of mine did I try to hide
Bodies for every "Maybe, he was right"
So I killed myself many times inside my mind
Seeing myself was a sore sight
Guilty for still living my life
I can see why he still fights
To be sure I've turned off my lights
'Cause I'm afraid of the dark
But I got no clues where to start
Being left alone in the unknown
Not knowing how to fix his heart
That he says I've broken apart
But I don't think I am that smart
Left alone to condone on the phone
With a tone that suggests I've missed every mark
I wanna redo all of my time
I have spent trying to rewind every time I wasn't right
I know if I stay here, I'll be behind
But I really wanna rewind what was stolen from my mind
So, give it back, give it back, give it back
Every time I tried to die and was told to pick up the slack
Give it back, give it back, give it back
Every time I had apologized and left without my life intact
Every mistake I make makes me a mistake
I fire every me instead of taking a retake
Replace me, I'm disposable
I'll get a me that's a little more opposable
To every need and want, to everything you flaunt
Signing contracts in your favour and fancy font
You're forgiving when you think I'm not
The me who remembers that there's something wrong
That me never could survive too long
'Cause they're afraid of the dark
They never got clues where to start
Being left alone in the unknown
Not knowing how to read your heart
That you say they've broken apart
But I don't think they were that smart
And I got to condone on the phone
With a tone that suggests I'll still miss the mark
I wanna redo all of my time
I have spent trying to rewind every time I wasn't right
I know if I stay here, I'll be behind
But I really wanna rewind what was stolen from my mind
All the effort I put in
Couldn't save me from my sins
Of all the past lives I gave in
Just to rewind back to when you could give me one stupid grin
Give it back, give it back, give it back
All the lives I threw away and was told to pick up the slack
Give me back all the time I had spent keeping track
All these reasons why I shouldn't exist
Please, give it back
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4. |
REDACTED
03:50
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I wish I realized this before
I chose someone like me to adore
A reflection to reflect what I want and more
Both the hopes and the bruises, you saw through to my core
Saw the way I succeeded, saw the way I soared
Saw the way I bleed it, saw me sprawled on the floor
Sharing every single moment I kept behind closed doors
Without even once making sure you pinky swore
To not use me against me, I wasn't too careful
Got addicted to the way you made me feel special
Made me into a vessel for your inner devil
Stole my words for fodder, and you expect me not to be hateful?
You gave me something no one else gave
Affection and acceptance but only when I behaved
Every time I messed up and you took that all away
I kept wishing I never wished to be loved in the first place
Go ahead, erase me
You taught me that I wasn't good enough
Go ahead, delete me
You taught me that I wasn't wanted
Go ahead, negate me
You taught me that I wasn't good enough
You think that's just a bluff
But I already did that stuff
Yeah, you have been redacted
All of my memories of you
I've fucking hacked it
Slashed you into n-n-nothing
This is my reaction
You were once attractive
Now I'm not distracted
So, you have been redacted
And you still wanna defend yourself
When you provoked my mental health?
Just to get even? You got all the reasons
To legitimize why you commit this treason
Yeah, I don't have any more trust to give
How could I keep up with this relationship?
Call it like it is, you never really liked me
If only I was still a puppet with no identity
For you to mold, and fold, and bend to your will
Regardless of my red flags, accept all of you still
You showed me respect then you gave me the bill
Unless I paid you the interest, I would never get my fill
Of feeling like I earned it, alive in oasis
Someone who could pull me out of my stasis
You promised me kindness, love, patience
God, was I stupid to ignore the basics
But go ahead, erase me
You taught me that I wasn't good enough
Go ahead, delete me
You taught me that I wasn't wanted
For my insecurities and everything I feared
Yeah, you used it all against me when you were still here
Now disappear
Yeah, you have been redacted
All of my memories of you
I've fucking hacked it
Slashed you into n-n-nothing
This is my reaction
You were once attractive
Now I'm not distracted
So, you have been redacted
I am being cruel, but I haven't got a choice
When I go stone cold at the sight of someone who tried to take my voice
I am being cruel 'cause I didn't have a choice
When I told you that I hate myself, you wanted me to love you more
Get redacted
All of my memories were nothing so redact it
To you, I'm n-n-nothing
Call me dramatic
I won't be distracted
This is my reaction
You have been redacted
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Vyce & Vyrtue
Hey. Call me "Vyce" for short; call her "Vyrtue" when you need her. I am a miscellaneous mess of ideas / concepts / perceptions / me. I also write songs. So. There's that.
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