Frayed Tape

[Verse 1]
It's been a hell of a year
Between me and my fears
Between plans for the future
And all my passing ideas
Thought I'd figure it out
Just by walking around
Just by talking to friends
But I'm bringing them down
And every night is the same
When you're wishing for rain
And a place to stay sunny
Almost every day
Maybe it's not enough
Just to keep waking up
Waiting on somebody to call you're bluff

[Verse 2]
And I don't blame her for leaving
You know we all got our reasons
And I was all that she wanted
But not at all what she needed
I probably need someone new
It's what I know how to do
Cause I'm lonely as hell and don't need an excuse
To givе someone it all
Sit and wait for the call
That thеy had a good time, but I'm not the default
And it's better than nothing
I guess nobody's above it
And I'm just trying to forget
Whatever I learned that love is

[Chorus]
I know to get better
But it's hard sometimes
When you're feeling feeble in the palm of your life
Too scared to settle
Too scared to try
Stuck to the frayed tape at the edge of your mind

[Verse 3]
I think I got it all wrong
It was us all along
Spent my first twenty years
Trying not to belong
But now I want to see people
Talk about they're readin'
Sit and listen to stories
And hear the problems they deal with
And I'm sick of attention
I guess I'm learning my lesson
That loving isn't the same
It's just making presence
And I don't know how to ask
For the things that I had
When I didn't know I had 'em
In the palm of my hand

[Verse 4]
I get sick of the sky
The way it's empty at night
So I fill it with colour
And all these cheap little lights
And the city's not bad
It's just starting to sag
From the weight of our dreams
And our plans of attack
Cause the crowd's almost gone
And by the end of the song
They'll be going back home
To the place they belong
So I'm leaving tomorrow
Hitchin' a ride on Apollo
Going up to the stars
And I'm hoping they follow

[Chorus]
I know to get better
But it's hard sometimes
When you're feeling feeble in the palm of your life
Too scared to settle
Too scared to try
Stuck to the frayed tape at the edge of your mind

[Outro]
[Instrumental]