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Weight of the World

by ABSENT MIND

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This is not where we wanted to be. This is not what we'd hoped. It's so fucking hard to swallow your pride When all you're taught is to choke. A bitter taste of a bitter reality. Nothing's perfect. Nothing will be. Humanity humiliates and ignorance retaliates. We're following the footsteps of a mindless race. We've watched dreams that would only dissipate. Our hands are working but our heads wont participate. The light is flickering, we're stoking the flames But once the fire goes cold, it'll never be the same. A bitter taste of a bitter reality. Nothing's perfect. Nothing will be. Humanity humilates and ignorance retaliates. We're following the footsteps of a mindless race. It'll never be the same. Nothing's perfect. Nothing will be. Nothing's perfect. Nothing will be. Say goodbye to your dreams. Your world torn at the seams. There's nothing left for you to hold on to Besides the million mistakes that haunt you.
2.
I bring me down. Forever fighting with an internal dialogue. With repetition, if I've spent my existence wrong. From all the doubting, insecurities rise. It turns your passion into hate before your very own eyes. Why can't I figure this out? What can I do to rid me of this worry? What can I say to validate this story? Is this a dead end road that's paved in regret, Or will I get the validation that I haven't yet met? From this I need to withdrawal. White noise begins to enthrall. I run in circles but there's nowhere to hide, No there's nowhere to hide. This fear is getting the best of me. The endless torment that entangles my life with consequences of uncertainty is getting the rest of me. What's right for one may not be right for another. The voice of pessimists you can learn to smother. Even if that voice comes from inside your brain. You gotta take your shot before it drives you insane. Forever a misfit. Forever an outcast, and vagabond. No one else can ever question this, I know this is where I belong.
3.
Another day for us to hear you speak. Are you oblivious that you look weak? You only care when it benefits you. Fades all your colors that you claim are true. It's always the same, always the same. First one to speak, but the last one to listen. Can you close your mouth and absorb what you're missing? For one second can you understand it's not just you who's under the gun, no you're not the only one. And when will you realize This selfish way of life will capsize All the shit that you think you believe in, And you'll die on this hill you chose to dig your feet in. Now you're upset that you've been called out. Your voice is shrinking and it's not so loud now. Distort and distract with illusions of sympathy. Your final silence is all you should give to me. How are we breathing? Our hearts still beating? All this time we've only cared for ourselves. I don't know why you insist on standing so high On a soapbox that's so fragile in your own mind And it's built for all the wrong fucking reasons Spotlighting yourself the only thing you expertise in. So go on, and take your pat on the back And I hope that it provides the attention you lack. Bask in the glory of a synthetic worry While the severity of this remains to be blurry.
4.
Never changing or rearranging The things in life that cause you strife. Forever a victim of changeable symptoms So fucking misguided of what's wrong or right. Now you're chasing the reaper. Your guilt running deeper. Any traces of innocence, Have been shattered by dissonance. There's no exception to the rule, oh no. You've learned the hard way that you reap what you sow. Pointing your finger as self pity lingers. Mind is fraying, life decaying. You've made your bed, now lay your head, And take with you the words I've said. There's no exception to the rule, oh no. You've learned the hard way that you reap what you sow. You can blame no one, no friend or foe. You've learned the hard way that you reap what you sow. No excuses No hesitation Can save you now from the devil's devastation. You've lost control You've sold your soul And now the reaper is collecting his toll.

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released March 21, 2019

All songs written, arranged, and performed by Absent Mind. Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Nick Nativo at The Nook Recording Studio. Produced by Absent Mind and Nick Nativo.

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