Villain or victim?
I can’t write the story without both.
When you meet our maker,
Will you speak or will you choke?
A familiar sound in the silence,
It fades out when I try less to die less,
I digress.
Hopeless feels like more.
It’s the same walk to the bodega.
The same store, the same perks, the same clerk,
Who remembers that I said that “I don’t drink anymore”.
The epitome of self violence.
Oh, they’ll buy this-
Hey kids, try this.
It only hurts for a second, and then it won’t even sting.
Well I hate to break it to you, I’m giving up.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news,
This whole thing’s fucked.
I was never better than the rest.
Stayed alive, and that’s my best.
So I hate to break it to you,
I’m giving up.
The clerk asked “What’s the reason for this?”.
It’s a backlash, a quick wince.
“Do you know what they praised me for?
I’m the poster child for survivors.”
You really think I could take it back from him,
When I can’t even tell my friends that it happened again?
Well I hate to break it to you, I’m giving up.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news,
This whole thing’s fucked.
I was never better than the rest.
Stayed alive, and that’s my best.
So I hate to break it to you,
I’m giving up.
I started really following Taylor with this album and for years I kind of drifted off from it. But now I have a new-found love for Red because of this. kjaprencillo
Two new songs from emo legends Mineral to celebrate their 25th anniversary that come packaged with a commemorative hardcover book. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 20, 2018