He certainly did earn that reputation.
Anxiety, don't pressure us
Faster, I dream in speeds of ashes
My heart it beats and crashes
I'm running from the truth
Cause it fucks with my mind
Waiting, we're silly, we're so reckless
The city it's so heartless
A bottle full of crude
That washed up in the tide
Don't pressure us, anxiety
I'm a passenger
So serious, anxiety
Just a passenger
Handsome and calloused, young believers
Hiding, plotting schemers
And rotting out like fruit
That was left here to die
Talking, waited after hours
Time is bending outward
I'm falling to my knees
To fall whole safe inside
Don't pressure us, anxiety
I'm a passenger
So dangerous, anxiety
Just a passenger
Faster, I dream in speeds of ashes
My heart it beats and crashes
I'm running from the truth
Cause it fucks with my mind
Waiting, we're silly, we're so reckless
The city it's so heartless
A bottle full of crude
That washed up in the tide
Don't pressure us, anxiety
I'm a passenger
So serious, anxiety
Just a passenger
Handsome and calloused, young believers
Hiding, plotting schemers
And rotting out like fruit
That was left here to die
Talking, waited after hours
Time is bending outward
I'm falling to my knees
To fall whole safe inside
Don't pressure us, anxiety
I'm a passenger
So dangerous, anxiety
Just a passenger
Lyrics submitted by iswearillactenthused, edited by TheEcheFox
Anxiety Lyrics as written by Tom Delonge Adam Willard
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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this song has meaning related to what tom imply in song story of a lonely guy. i think tom has some experience on anxiety. i mean social anxiety disorder. so a few of his song is talking about anxiety.
My heart, it beats and crashes I'm running from the truth 'Cause it fucks with my mind
socially anxious person tend to get heart beat faster at social situation, and often run from it since they cant stand the anxiety during social situation.
Handsome and calloused young believers Hiding, plotting schemers And rotting out like fruit That was left here to die
means socially anxious person always feel hopeless. they think they have no future because their anxiety things. most social anxiety leads to depression which really destroy their life. unability to socialize means most of career and opportunity would lost. and feels they will rotting and die lonely.
Talking Playing after hours Time is bending outward I'm falling to my knees To crawl home, safe inside
means socially anxious person try to socialize, but in the end they breakdown and go back home with hopeless feeling and rather stay at home which they feel safe.