CAR ALARM

WAS THIS ALL BY DESIGN?

WAS IT COORDINATED TIME?

FELT WORTH IT TO MENTION,

THE WORLD STILL MOVES

WHEN I DON'T PAY ATTENTION

CHOKE TO SAY I'M DOING WELL

AMONGST THE BUZZ OF THIS STRIP MALL HELL

BLUE HUM OF THE LIQUOR STORE

IT’S HARD TO ENVISION MORE.

COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC

WHEN I'M PART OF IT

LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM

WHEN I'M THE ONE WHO STARTED IT.

EVERYDAY I WAKE UP THE SAME.

WHAT IS THIS FEELING I’VE CARRIED FOR SO LONG

BLARING INSIDE A BROKEN CAR ALARM?

IT FELT SO TOXICLY PRECISE,

I NEED AN OPEN FIELD TO SCREAM.

WALK THROUGH THEIR IMAGINED WORLD

ITS BARBARIC, ITS A SCHEME

WE HAD EVERY CHANCE TO CHANGE

AND WE BLEW IT SOMEHOW

I THOUGHT WE KNEW BETTER BY NOW

I THOUGHT WE KNEW BETTER BY NOW

WHAT IS THIS FEELING I’VE CARRIED FOR SO LONG

BLARING INSIDE A BROKEN CAR ALARM.

CONVINCE MYSELF IT'S ALL PRETEND

I'M CRAWLING, I'M BUILDING - IT'S COLLAPSING AGAIN.

COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC WHEN I'M PART OF IT

LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM

WHEN I'M THE ONE WHO STARTED IT.

EVERYDAY I WAKE UP THE SAME.