The Way Down

Never picked for schoolyard games

I was the child pariah you laughed at

When my eyes betrayed the fact that I was sad

Although I tried so hard to fall into place

And keep a confident smile on my face

Please accept my humble thanks

For all the gifts you've given me

I keep them all in pristine form

I take them with me everywhere

Hid inside my books and dreams

I befriended many monsters

And enlisted them as escorts

Between my house of horrors

And the Institutes of Insensitivity and Intolerance

Once again my gracious thanks

For everything you've left to me

Although it's heavier than granite

I take it with me everywhere

And so for now I thrive and fly in this illusory sky

But I'm weighted down for the way down

The way down

The way down

Yes, even now I cry as I climb

Because I've no doubt

I'm weighted down for the way down

The way down

The way down

Late to bloom

Too little room in my awkward body

For my uncomfortable soul

Please respect my disrespectful thanks

For all the shit you've given me

I take it with me everywhere

I take it all everywhere

And so for now I thrive and fly in this illusory sky

But I'm weighted down for the way down

The way down

The way down

Yes, even now I cry as I climb

Because I've no doubt

I'm weighted down for the way down

The way down

The way down

As for my crimes

What can I say?

You say they've paid

I say I'm weighted down for the way down

The way down

The way down

The way down