Insomniopolis

Phila-f*****g-delphia

Haunted in the streets
You know this city never sleeps
It just can't, no it can't
Like the answer to the question
That endlessly repeats
Yes, it does, oh, yes, it does
Spilling over to the suburbs
To the country, to the mountains
With all that soap those jokers poured
Into our mother's fountains
It'll wash and it'll dry
It will clean all of our mouths out
Rinse and dry by fire
Just don't forget to spit

The bully is a dying breed
So, what'll we do with our sympathy
We can lock it up, ship it out to sea
I'll take you and you take me

Sitting on the sidewalk
Smoking cigarettes
This heat is killing me, yes indeed
Nothing in my pockets
I'm saving up, I bet you'll disagree
Fine by me
Everyone is intervening
Intervention for attention
They're filling up their buckets
Drowning kids with the intention
Of saving lives, shaping minds
Keeping people in their houses
Everybody grab some spouses
Let's live in the dark

The bully is a dying breed
So, what'll we do with our sympathy
We can sell it off for a minimal fee
Once I was blind but now I see

I'm wishing I could sleepwalk
Almost everywhere I go
Keep it slow, take it slow
Keep my eyes closed to the rhythm
My feet beat against the stone
Make it fast, take it slow
I've felt my heart, it's racing
But it always comes in last
I thought I bet against it
But I lost everything I had
Keep in mind, we're out of time
For putting people in their places
Our good, good graces
Will have to do for now

My mind is drowning in a sea
Of shame, success and disbelief
You bet your a*s there ain't no lifeboats
I hope to hell we stay afloat

Author's Note

Social anxiety makes me want to claw me eyes out.