Scarecrow

The corners of my mind

They lie shattered on the ground

And if I stay here for too long

They'll cut too deep for me to stand

Well, I could pick the pieces up

And place my mind back shard by shard

There's no adhesive strong enough

To keep me holding on

But there's a difference between being fine

And holding it together

I'm just trying my best to survive till morning

And there's a difference between loving you

And dealing with the shit you do

Sometimes it's better to be miserable, than lonely

"And if I only had a brain," said the scarecrow to the bird

"Well, then I'd find the words to say

So that you wouldn't fly away

I wish I were a tin man

Then I'd have no heart to break

But I'm afraid that I'm the lion

With no pride left to take"

The whiskey on my breath

Speaks the story I won't tell

If anyone should ask

I'll always say I'm doing well

'Cause I'm nobody's fool

As long as Nobody's your name

Picture perfect is the portrait

Hanging in the frame

But there's a difference between being fine

And holding it together

I'm just trying my best to survive till morning

And there's a difference between loving you

And dealing with the shit you do

Sometimes, it's better to be miserable than lonely

"And if I only had a brain," said the scarecrow to the bird

"Well, then I'd find the words to say

So that you wouldn't fly away

I wish I were a tin man

Then I'd have no heart to break

But I'm afraid that I'm the lion

With no pride left to take"

And I'm terrified to fall

I've never been the kind to risk it all

On unfavorable odds

It's never worth the cost you pay

A fine line on a tightrope

No net to catch your blunder

If you topple, it won't matter

You'll be buried six feet under

"If I only had a brain," said the scarecrow to the bird

"Well, then I'd find the words to say

So that you wouldn't fly away

I wish I were a tin man

I'd have no heart to break

But I'm afraid that I'm the lion

With no pride left to take"