No Future

My words are paper thin,

[They bend, they break and they fold]

Sometimes it feels like they don’t weigh in,

[Keep it closed]

But I’m braver than I think,

[More than I know]

Cause fear is only louder when you’re listening.

This is no future,

You are not fit for purpose,

And one of these days,

I’ll know you only everything worse.

Oh I’ve been focused on what makes me nervous,

But one of these days I’ll know,

This is no future,

This is no way to live,

This is no future,

We’ve got so much more to give.

Sometimes I hate everything,

[I swear, I hate and I curse]

Feels like it’s living underneath my skin

[Immersed]

But there’s a shift in the din,

I hear it in the earth,

It’s become deafening.

I can’t get no chill,

I guess I’ll sleep when I’m dead,

Staring at ceilings,

Still up in my head,

Light me up and throw me in,

I’ve got the words to spin in your direction,

Even when there seems to be no…