Sicker Things

Marianas Trench

Backwards leaving
Tightly beating
Stupid reasons
Useless feelings
I wasn't that surprised
It's always part of my
Awkward attempts to speak up

I remain unknown
I'm bleeding where I bled
I'm hiding where I hid
I'm entertaining sicker things
And everybody said
I'm burning out instead
The softer side of a better boy

Feel castrated
Complicated
Feelings leading
Am I mistreated
I wasn't that prepared
I wasn't that aware
Just wanted to disappear

I remain unknown
I'm bleeding where I bled
I'm hiding where I hid
I'm entertaining sicker things
And everybody said
I'm burning out instead
The softer side of a better boy

Come around
Coming down give it a frown
To the sound when I hit ground
I can't believe that I see that you see when I know that I don't give a fuck about it anyway
Stay awake
Feeling cold and tired

Resignation
Last conversation
I should have thought ahead

And I remain unknown
I'm bleeding where I bled
I'm hiding where I hid
I'm entertaining sicker things
And everybody said
I'm burning out instead
The softer side of a better boy

I'm sicker than I thought
I'm fighting what I fought
I'm right back where I started from
Backwards leaving
Gamely beating


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    haha.... it's sad that my idle used to be bulimic and do heroin.. but i kind of get what he means in this song. I have isomnia too.

    musiquenoteson August 03, 2007   Link

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