I Feel Like You're Just Here for the Zipline

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unclench your jaw, take a deep breath
drop your tongue from the roof of your mouth
it could be so simple
get my thoughts back into the now
i try to believe
that this is all i need
when reflection is too dim to see in front of me

i'm afraid that this nightmare is all my fault
(before too long, i'll sink into the floor)
feeling frozen and not sure if i'll ever thaw

give me one shot, just a five-second start
give me a hammer for these walls, and i will tear them apart
all is not lost - i'll put my demons to bed
it's not much further now - i can see light up ahead

if we could see what we are worth
we would know how much we deserve

i've wrestled with that blanket - it's heavy, cold, and wet
strings cut but no control like a broken marionette
old habits die hard, but if i can keep my eyes open
rise up, climb out, and put my feet on solid ground again

i get it now
well, we step on crooked lines and wonder why we can't keep time
and the revelation here is how we line up for the shine
of instant stimulation to distract us from our pain
when all it does is leave us empty and we're starving once again
for a morsel of connection that we've craved since we were born
while the system grinds our bones and leaves us tattered up and torn
but we bravely soldier on, and with hope we sing along
to the anthems of our childhood before we were far too gone

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from A Tiger Made of Lightning, released October 13, 2023

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We like lots of music, but most of our songs are inspired by emo and post-hardcore songs from the myspace era.

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