In a blink of an eye, everything seemed so distant;
Every day, I have to face the world as if I own something from it.
Lifting one foot at a time is already a hindrance as the clock ticks away one second at a time.
Trying to tuck in all the good things from the bad, but realized eventually that I'm not good enough.
And one day, I woke up and told myself that things weren't that bad, that all of these will fade away.
But don't expect too much from me because I couldn't even give myself the worth that I deserve.
What you have isn't always yours to keep, just let me go back to sleep.
And when we learn how to breathe, it's when we'll start to feel free.
This weather reminds me of where I was this time last year - a place where I'd rather not be.
I hate the fact that I'm a little less fine.
Lying is an ability that I've acquired through time.
I've chosen the long way home but some lessons in life are hard to learn alone.
My mind is a terrible place to live in and I no longer feel at home
credits
from Familiar Roads,
released August 27, 2018
Artwork by Gelli Garcia
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