Neon Haven

The silence is loud,
I can't get it out,
It's deafening,
All a part of the suffering.

The pain may have faded,
Now I just feel so jaded.
My soul's been degraded
My heart left so vacant.

They asked what's my deal.
I thought I’d have healed,
I dream in shades of teal,
It all felt so real.

The pain may have faded,
Now I just feel so jaded.
My soul's been degraded
My heart left so vacant.

I miss the hurt,
At least it felt alive,
This quiet curse,
Leaves me paralyzed.

Vacant.
I’m vacant.
The pain is gone.
But I’m still vacant.

Vacant

There are coins all on the floor,
Neon lights ask me to play more,
My fingers feel so sore,
No one comes anymore.

The Sanwa buttons glow,
Just pressing with the flow,
Do the same combo that I know,
But my health is draining slow.

Your high score remains,
It fits in our time frame,
I play to feel okay,
Don't know why I feel this way.

The Sanwa buttons glow,
Just pressing with the flow,
Do the same combo that I know,
But my health is draining slow.

Game over screen,
Still waiting for me,
Restart again,
Escaping endlessly.

Sanwa

I hold my guard high,
Yet still cracks show,
No matter how hard I try,
The blood still flows.

I'm taking chip damage,
It just wears me down,
Heart broken by a savage,
I can't turn it around.

Every little scar,
I tried to wash out at the bar,
Kept tryna run, didn't make it far,
I could really use a power star.

I'm taking chip damage,
It just wears me down,
Heart broken by a savage,
I can't turn it around.

I'm blocking all the time,
Just standing turned into a crime,
There's no point in tryna' whine,
Better off just tryna rhyme.

Chip damage,
It never fades,
Even guarded,
I still decay.

Chip Damage

I’ve got an apartment for rent,
Inside of my head,
I love the wood panels,
There falseness is what I channel.

A place for rent,
The echo's my tenant,
Maybe I just need to vent.
Maybe I need to repent.

I don't deserve to own,
Don't belong in my own home,
In this arcade with a plastic throne,
Pressing buttons all alone.

Please come sit with me,
But it's okay to leave me be.
I don't want to force you,
These games aren't to coerce you.

A place for rent,
The echo's my tenant,
Maybe I just need to vent.
Maybe I need to repent.

I don't deserve to own,
Don't belong in my own home,
In this arcade with a plastic throne,
Pressing buttons all alone.

Did you know the doors open?
I leave the light on and start hoping.
Maybe someone would be interested,
Until then there's all this dissonance.

I’ve got an apartment for rent,
Inside of my head,
Inside of my head.

A Place For Rent

Your name's still on the screen.
Just like in my dreams.
I could play all day.
Since your ghost is here to stay.

Your high scores' still here,
Just like you were still near.
When I start to get close,
I just let the stick go.

It's like I'm playing pretend,
You're my best imaginary friend,
In this moment, the game doesn't end,
Fighting to the bitter end.

The lights start to die,
All this time has flown by,
No matter how hard I try,
I can't figure out why.

Your high scores' still here,
Just like you were still near.
When I start to get close,
I just let the stick go.

It's like I'm playing pretend,
You're my best imaginary friend,
In this moment, the game doesn't end,
Fighting to the bitter end.

I put in a new coin,
Hoping my player two will join,
Did you know they still play our song?
Will you ever sing along?

It doesn't matter,
We're all broken and shattered.
It doesn't matter.
It probably never mattered.

High Score

The words fly on the screen,
Asking if I can go on.
I'll die if I don't intervene,
But the moment feels so long.

Continue?
I don’t know if I can.
Continue?
Without holding your hand.

I've already lost,
Now I'm just reaping the cost,
These are the seeds we've sown,
Silly games we never outgrown.

I pop in another quarter,
Knowing it's already over,
I should duck for cover,
Maybe come back when I'm sober.

Continue?
I don’t know if I can.
Continue?
Without holding your hand.

I've already lost,
Now I'm just reaping the cost,
These are the seeds we've sown,
Silly games we never outgrown.

Continue?
Continue?

Continue?

You throw the first punch,
I block, but I bruise.
Every match with you,
Feels like I both win and lose.

You vs me up on the stage,
Fighting love in a neon cage.
Bread and butter combos,
Neither of us will last long though.

You vs me I can’t escape,
Trading blows in this empty space.
Every round, we play pretend,
Knowing games don’t really end.

Counter hit to my pride,
I got K-O’d deep inside.
But I’d still press “continue,”
If it meant another round with you.

You vs me up on the stage,
Fighting love in a neon cage.
Bread and butter combos,
Neither of us will last long though.

You vs me I can’t escape,
Trading blows in this empty space.
Every round, we play pretend,
Knowing games don’t really end.

Tag in, tag out,
We’re both worn down,
Tag in, tag out,
Still we go another round.

Little pixels on the screen,
Keep moving close to me.
I need some room to breathe,
But they’re closing in on me.

Personal space invaders
Marching down, they're raiders.
Getting closer every line,
Crossing boundaries all the time.

Personal space invaders
Love feels more like danger.
I've got so much anger,
Surrounded by strangers.

Every time I let you near,
I'm consumed by fear.
I’ve been broken, I’ve been burned,
Some lessons never learned.

Personal space invaders
Marching down, they're raiders.
Getting closer every line,
Crossing boundaries all the time.

Personal space invaders
Love feels more like danger.
I've got so much anger,
Surrounded by strangers.

Press start, press start,
You're to close to my heart.
One wrong move,
And I fall apart.

Invaders.
Invaders.

Personal Space Invaders

I've been waiting on this bench,
I haven't moved an inch.
The snow falls all around,
It's funny, it doesn't make a sound.

I’ll see you tomorrow,
That’s what I tell myself.
Knowing I’m so full of sorrow,
Bottle my feelings on the shelf.

I’ll see you tomorrow,
Though I know it’s not true.
It’s just another way,
To pretend I’m still with you.

Every promise feels the same,
My life's my favorite game,
Praying to hear your name,
Why doesn't it sound the same?

I’ll see you tomorrow,
That’s what I tell myself.
Knowing I’m so full of sorrow,
Bottle my feelings on the shelf.

I’ll see you tomorrow,
Though I know it’s not true.
It’s just another way,
To pretend I’m still with you.

Is something going on?
Why does this feel so wrong?
I'll see you tomorrow right?
Maybe I'll see you in my dreams tonight.

See You Tomorrow

I waited by the screen's glow,
But you were a no show.
An empty seat, an empty room,
I sit alone in the neon gloom.

You were a no show,
And I should’ve known.
I kept the hope alive,
But I was on my own.
You were a no show,
And now I finally see,
I’ve been holding onto someone
Who let go of me.

Quarter’s gone, the game won’t start,
Another life, another scar.
I stare at screens that flicker blue,
Pretend they’re windows back to you.

You were a no show,
And I should’ve known.
I kept the hope alive,
But I was on my own.
You were a no show,
And now I finally see,
I’ve been holding onto someone
Who let go of me.

Empty tokens, broken signs,
I was blind the whole time.
Player two was never there,
Just a ghost inside the air.

No show.
No show.
I let you go.


No Show

I waited by the screen's glow,
But you were a no show.
An empty seat, an empty room,
I sit alone in the neon gloom.

You were a no show,
And I should’ve known.
I kept the hope alive,
But I was on my own.
You were a no show,
And now I finally see,
I’ve been holding onto someone
Who let go of me.

Quarter’s gone, the game won’t start,
Another life, another scar.
I stare at screens that flicker blue,
Pretend they’re windows back to you.

You were a no show,
And I should’ve known.
I kept the hope alive,
But I was on my own.
You were a no show,
And now I finally see,
I’ve been holding onto someone
Who let go of me.

Empty tokens, broken signs,
I was blind the whole time.
Player two was never there,
Just a ghost inside the air.

No show.
No show.
I let you go.

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