Now I stapled my eyes open
So life wouldn't pass me by
Because if happiness is fleeting
I won't let it pass by in the blink of an eye, the blink of an eye
Now I’m so sick and tired of doubting myself for every move I make
Of filling a syringe with insecurity and shooting up for every breath I take
For bashing-in-my-face-for-every-(single) mistake, until my teeth fill up my throat
I’m done trading stress and for serotonin, it’s time I just let go
So you can bathe my burns with the salts of my mistakes
And break my bones so that I feel their sting with each new day
I don’t care if you approve of this life that I lead, because it’s the life that I choose and that’s all I need
Now you can pierce my lungs so that I cannot breath
And crack my ribs so that it hurts every time I try to speak
But I’ll go on so all of you bastards can see, the pain is what is encouraging me
Verse 2
Now I’ve been knocking back shots until my body rots and my senses have gone numb
If you think I’ll live a life where I silence my thoughts, then you might as well out carve my tongue
Because freedom of expression is not something you can fuck I’ll protect it til I die
These songs my life-blood, this music my passion, if you can’t see that then you're going blind
So step back, this is the life I chose so try to understand that
I’m sick, of putting myself at ease through constant heart attacks
And even though, I've got glass bones and paper skin
My life, isn't something you should ever try to fuck with
So you can go, break my glass bones and paper skin
But you won't, break my passion, my spirit, or my will to love
credits
from The Two Sides of Encouragement,
track released June 16, 2015
releases 02 June 2016
Produced By: Living.Proof. and Mike Deyo
Engineered By: Living.Proof. and Mike Deyo
Mixed By: Steve Brown at Subcat Studios LLC
Mastered By: Ron Keck at Subcat Studios LLC
Album Artwork By: Omar Field-Rahman
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