pedestrian zero – songwriters’ Sunday club
Way Out
Everybody’s talking all the god damn time
I used to hate it now it’s like a lullaby
I even babble to myself to help me sleep at night
If I start to think too hard it begins to overwhelm
Like losing strength and sinking underneath the swell
And all too soon I can’t remember when or where or how I fell
Oh but there I go
Talking about what I couldn’t possibly know
Find me some way out
If it’s just a case of running down a lonely path
Escaping all your demons and the aftermath
Then stamina and perseverance are all that you’d ask
But if again and again and again all they want is to torment you
And if it’s not worth the fight and it’s dark as the night then what do you do?
Because remember under the sun it has all been done and somewhere they are human too
Oh but there I go
Talking about what I couldn’t possibly know
Find me some way out
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Damascene
Tell me again
How you heard from your friend
And everything he said was what you wanted me to hear
It’s heavy again
I don’t know how you pretend
When every word I say is just a ship to commmandeer
You’ll see that light in their eyes
They’ll tell you everything’s fine
But living a lie
Can get so tiring
I’m not trying to win
It’s just the things that I’ve seen
And honesty is still the only avenue open to me
And I don’t mind
If you’re still resigned
To thinking that I’ve fallen prey to heresy
And letting go of everything was everything; I needed to fall
I know that in your eyes it’s everything; I’ve given up on it all
But living a lie became so tiring
You’ll see a light in my eyes
I tell you, everything’s fine
I’ve said goodbye
To living a lie
To the grave
He’s been thinking ’bout it
But he’ll take it to the grave
She’s been skirting ’round it
And she’ll take it to the grave
That’s a long time to wait…
Every step a falter
Every glance aware
You can’t do without it
You can’t keep it here
It’s a mountain of..
It’s a mountain of..
It’s a mountain I can’t climb
Whispered secrets to the stars
Turning slowly into scars
Some things can’t be unsaid
But I know I’ll be better yet
If I can turn it round
It’ll be easier falling down instead
She’s been watching stars shine
While she’s waiting for the dawn
He’s been through a dark time
But we’re waiting for the dawn
Every hour closer
Every inch of light
We’ve become so broken
Maybe that’s our fate
It’s a precipice
It’s a precipice
It’s another sheer cliff I can’t climb