Scrape a mug across this jail cell
hell's a metaphor
for consequences held
directly over your head
punishment is here and now
and forever
instead of after you're dead
I'm stuck in this head
long after you're dead
I'm stuck in this head
Kick a hole out of this window
think about the people I wish I'd never known
and would things have fell the same way
one on top of each other
till the good things fade away
under the weight
only to graciously break
and the weekends pass
and there are no surprises
and the feelings feel like
they are eating you alive
from the inside out
but you can't beat what you can find
and you can't recover
all the things you left behind
that you never meant to
and situations dictate your lines
and regret is conscience
that didn't show in time
with a controlled substance
running through your system
you convince yourself
that there's a good reason
for exhausted living
and in feeling guilty
and in getting angry
at getting older
and as I hit my ceilings
and I'm pleading guilty
and the clock keeps ticking
and I've still done nothing
right
Kick a hole out of this window
think about the people I wish I'd never known
and would things have fell the same way
one on top of each other
till the good things fade away and under the weight
only to graciously break
Scrape a mug across this jail cell
hell's a metaphor
for consequences held
directly over your head
punishment is here and now
and forever
instead of after you're dead
I'm stuck in this head
long after you're dead
I'm stuck in this head
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