Paradox

from You'll Never See the Bigger Picture If You're Standing That Close by Atlantic Wasteland

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lyrics

And I'll write these words, coming from a dark space
As I contemplate, how I got here in the first place
Is this pain so real
Will this fear I feel ever
Fade away or am I stuck with you

I'm learning how to cope with what I feel
I'm struggling now to fix what isn't real
Is it you
Is it me
Will I ever be free
Am I trapped here in my own head
I'm in doubt, no way out
Might as well be the end
And I'll never leave this bed

Back and forth as I battle this vice
I'll go from happiness to wondering why nothing is right
Am I, alright
Is this, my fight
You're so sick
I'm just fine
Paradox
In my mind now
Upside down
Right side up
Words backwards
I don’t feel so fine

I'm learning how to cope with what I feel
I'm struggling now to fix what isn't real
Is it you
Is it me
Will I ever be free
Am I trapped here in my own head
I'm in doubt, no way out
Might as well be the end
And I'll never leave this bed

Lost in my doubt
Deep in my head
There's no way out
Stuck here again
Over and over and over
Toss back and forth
Words like a wall
Let no one in
Build them up tall
Over and over and over
Lost in my doubt
Deep in my head
There's no way out
Stuck here again
Over and over and over
Toss back and forth
Words like a wall
Let no one in
Build them up tall
Over and over and over

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from You'll Never See the Bigger Picture If You're Standing That Close, released July 13, 2019
Music and lyrics by Sam Quatrini

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