It's the passing of a torch
I've earned my accolades and I'll collect them
Even if by force
Opted out of some that everyone
Just comes into as if a right by birth
I couldn't see their worth
Now it's time to take a breath
And to evaluate my handiwork
The way it's coalesced
But it won't be long before the other runners
Draw in close for the upset
I pick up speed again

I'll be honest with myself
God knows I've tried and tried again
But you're not qualified to help
I could never outyell him 
And I was at a loss for how to coddle her
When those days are a blur
I'll pick up the telephone
Maybe one day I'll answer it
Another, act like I'm not home
But the point is not how I respond
So much as that the choice is mine alone
Enjoy the dial tone

And when you wonder what happened to me
Just know that I've reached escape velocity
Uncharted space can get pretty vacant
But I'll find my galaxy

I had to let the chips fall where they may
I've cleaned up so many messes you've made
I think we're even
Better believe when a minute's the difference
Between window and window pane

Escape Velocity

Pubes in the communal shower
Old men say protect your flower
Old men say respect your father
I was drunk for but an hour
Blood gets spilled in public waters
Not a big deal, warn the otters
Hide the bodies for the cowards
Kids kill shit, blame Harry Potter

And what really gets me
Feeling sexy, feeling fresh
Is knowing I'm lesser
With each successive inch of flesh
If you wanna hit me
Just cause I'm pretty, just go ahead
Cause fists aren't the worst thing I've been fed

Holy fathers float before us
Dragging daughters through the forest
Force them fondly to renounce their
Autonomy, there's creeps out there

And you're for the taking 
Just for waking every day
By my calculations
There's no salvation either way
So what is the object of this project
I do pray
Please fucking explain it to my face

I'm finished forgetting all my memories
Cause you said
What I still remembered
I generated in my head
Walked over the embers
Then fell head first into bed
Cause I'm more exhausted than upset

CREEPS

Come on baby, stand up straight
You'll need it when you meditate
Cause medicine won't mend the way
You tear yourself apart
And I'm too broke for therapy
Cause they just sit and stare at me
And say we'll have to wait and see
Like they're not on the clock

And so I watched the years go by
And numbed my mind to pass the time
If not for that I might've died
But I grew kind if somewhat blind
Now you want what I can't provide
But I'll allow a compromise on some advice

You'll wanna get a god-
-forbid you don't survive
It feels a little silly
Talking with your eyes shut
But believe you me, when shit goes off
You might just cry before a cross
You'll cry a lot 
Get comfy with it now
You're gonna wonder what's wrong
Best to block it out
Cause when what's done is done, you're gonna see
You were just what you had to be

And I'm still getting used to that
But I will laugh when it's the past
Another you goes up to bat 
When you're not gonna last

And you will be amazed at all that you forget
You think you would remember standing on a ledge
But when you escape that fate so narrowly
It's down the stream, row merrily
And in the dark, you're gonna be afraid
They've never seen you like this, nothing can explain
Why when the hundredth time you've cut across
You count your paces, shaking, saying "fuck it, I'm lost

Can't control my sparks
So I'm worried I might try to shut them off."
"Don't call me strong when you know I'd rather not
It's not a compliment, just a reminder I'm worse off."

Seen better days when I wasn't so afraid
That's not the first and it won't be the last mistake I've made

Come on baby, stand up straight
You'll need it when you meditate
Cause medicine won't mend the way
You tear yourself apart
And I'm too broke for therapy
But I don't need your charity
And no one rich will marry me
So I guess I'm stuck in park
Come on, sound it out, kid
You gotta learn
That if you wanna fight your fires right
Some bridges gotta burn
It isn't pretty but it's not a tv show
and all the shit lost in the edit's gotta happen even so

crushtomer

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