Damn Long Night

Erica’s out marching while I’m sitting on the subway
My stomach still is turning just as badly as it did at 2 a.m
The city sounds too quiet and somewhere I smell fire
I hope it burns because I know that we’re so sick of feeling cold

And it’s cold

Cry yourself to sleep til it’s too hard to fall asleep
Wake me up before you go to bed, I’m not entitled to pretend
That maybe when I dream it won’t be as bad as it seems
And I know it’s so much worse for you than me

And I know

That tonight we’re picking sides
Tonight is gonna be a damn long night

I’m terrified of my family, the consequences of apathy
I’m dying for some empathy, I’m dying for some company
Because a bottle’s a halfhearted lullaby, sickness a halfhearted alibi
And half a heart’s not good enough
Half a heart’s not good enough

Because tonight we’re picking sides
Tonight is gonna be a damn long night

Please come home
And I’ll try to keep you safe
Please come home

Open eyes and open ears
No more time to waste on fear
Because tonight we’re picking sides
Tonight is gonna be a damn long night

Tonight is gonna be a damn long night

Please come home

Please come home