In the Black.

All of my friends, with their lives slowly falling to pieces So I bite my tongue, and I realize I don't know what peace is And the birds on the garden gate are singing but I cannot hear them And I stay within bedroom walls, patiently waiting to be near them Oh I've fallen down a well With a ladder made of vines And I can't move either leg But all my friends can climb out fine So I'll watch them climb Picking apart every word that you say so I get it (I get it) Trying to bargain with demons that know I'll regret it (Regret it) My blood splattered on the trees from miles away, I can feel you It took all my energy to finally discover the real you Oh, I'm tired Of falling down a well With a ladder made of vines And I can't move either leg But all my friends can climb out fine So I'll watch them climb And I notice you so desperately waiting for me to come back In the darkest parts of my memories I'm there with you in the black When did I get so old When did my hands start to crack from the pressure to make myself palatable I'm just getting by with the hope That I'll escape from the well Taking my time From the center of hell I'll watch myself climb and as I see the light of a fire that stands all alone I'll see that the world has been waiting for me to come home Scrubbing the skin where you touched me until I'm exhausted I still feel the weight of your words in the air like I'm haunted I stare out at the trees and wonder where I'd be if I gave in Would I ever leave, or would I still be in your haven Oh