Lyrics:

Ignoring the signs, ignoring the signs
I’m willfully blind, I’m willfully blind
Ignoring the signs, ignoring the signs
Things getting worse, I pay no mind

Early morning a spatter of rain comes down on this cabin’s roof
So I slide a bucket under the leak that I’ve been meaning to fix but never got to
Heading out for the day, not minding the rain, or the clouds above of gray
Tending to the crops nearly ripe that I planted a year ago today
After working for hours, with the sun coming down now I head back home
Getting closer I notice my fence is on the ground
I should pick it up but it’s fine for now
Pack it in for the night, I fight against the wind to pull the door back in
Head inside, wet and tired, I fall right into bed
As my eyelids grow heavy and start to close, I hear the faint sound of the drip slowly grow
Check it out tomorrow, for now I just let go

Roused from my slumber by the sound of a creak
Water comes exploding through the leak
Everything around me’s submerged three feet deep
Watch as the bucket drowns helplessly
The roof’s caving in, I’m trying to dodge the debris
While the blankets that kept me warm are swept out to sea
I’m wading through these depths trying to save precious things
When I’m struck by the thought of dead crops in the field
Gotta leave, yeah I gotta leave, so I head out through the door
Almost knocked back by the wind but I keep on pushing forward
It’s pitch black, can’t see shit, till the clouds shoot out a lightning bolt that illuminates the fallen fence that I’m about to trip over
Body crashes to the floor,
One snap my leg’s deformed
Push off the ground with all my force
Because slowing down I can’t afford
Limping my way towards
Praying as I get closer
Field finally comes into focus
It’s hopeless now

Open my eyes, open my eyes
I see through the lies, I see through the lies
Open my eyes, open my eyes
Everything’s gone, there’s nowhere to hide

Shallow roots, unearthed, gone for good
This cabin, reduced to a pile of wood
In silence, till daybreak, I just stood
Mind consumed by the woulds and the shoulds
Should’ve moved that fence out of the way
Should’ve patched that leak the first day
Should’ve seen the clouds and been smarter
Shouldn’t have been such a fuckup to start with
It doesn’t matter now
I let my head fall down
Notice something on the ground
Seed that hadn’t been drowned
Pick it up and let out a sigh, I limp
My way to the other side of the field
Dig a hole, drop a seed inside, I feel
Something in my mind begin to heal

Sun and the moon racing past my head,
I’ve been working myself half to death
Clouds clearing, I can finally catch my breath
On the climb, looking down from where I stand
Skyline, my gaze traverses the field
Thousand dirt piles where the seeds lay concealed,
Wandering eyes come to rest on the cabin,
Smaller, but stronger than the last one
Land grows dark, and daylight wanes
Glance down at the scar on my legs
Anticipate the phantom pains,
Accompanied by feelings of shame,
But they never come,
My body, it softens up
For the first time in months
I feel a smile cropping up

Gone For Good

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