Staying Awake At Night

from The Greatest Depression (2020) by The Smile Case

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The things we do I can't tell you but I figured it out.
The things we say I can't hear but oh man we'll figure it out.
We will figure it out. It's up to you.
The things that keep us awake at night are probably the same.
The greatest depression comes in many forms and tonight I take myself out of the equation. I was never good at math. That is because nothing adds up. Nothing adds up.
Sometimes I'm faced with the face that I don't like.
Tonight when I shave maybe I'll shave all my skin off and I'll be left with blood and bones and you can see that I don't mean it.
I just want to pass through with flying colours.
There is a flag. I've always liked flags.
There is a flag. I want a flag and you wave.
You wave the flag. I give up.
It's blue. It's white. It's yellow. It's tight.
and I can't and it feels alright and I wave it over my head and I can't sleep tonight because the same things keep us both awake.
The greatest depression and it's yet to come.
I'm sure it's just a blackness that we all can't avoid.
Maybe we can run. Maybe it might be fun?
Who knows? Who cares? Let's just clear through the stare.
Maybe reruns might be fine. It won't be fun because no one likes being no where. I know where. I know where.
Can I leave a little room to breathe?
There we go? Can I just leave a little room to breathe?

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from The Greatest Depression (2020), released May 1, 2020

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