If I die
I mean when I do
it might be a sky of blue
it might be gray
or twilight, too
either way
It won't make a difference
If you leave
I mean when you do
every link of chain breaks
when it's meant to
no-one told you my screws
might be loose
either way
it won't make a difference
If you break
through the windows
of my eyes
you'll find a man forgotten
where he tends to hide
I'm not what I want
but what I try
to believe
that nothing makes a difference
So go away
I don't care that flowers bloom
I don't care that it's Sunday
in the afternoon
I'm in my head
I'm in my dark bedroom
trying to find the fix
for feeling different
'Cause I often go
walking in the junkyard picking
broken glass
wishbone chicken
every car I crashed
piled in a heap
with every soulless shoe
worn out when the ghost pursued
some of the those busted wrecks are old
some feel brand-new
Now I wear
the mask you made for me
I can't recall what my face
looked like underneath
but told me to hide what's ugly
so I did
but it won't make a difference
And I bit my tongue
until my teeth drew blood
I never cried for mercy
when you gave away your love
I just stopped eating or sleeping enough
until it seemed that nothing made a difference
walking in the junkyard picking
broken glass
wishbone chicken
every car I crashed
piled in a heap
with every soulless shoe
worn out when the ghost pursued
and sung in trembled shattered
shades of blue
beneath a blood-red moon
made my bed and laid down, too
and dreamt a dream
of feeling something new
I float down avenues
with a bad attitude
and some of those busted wrecks are old
some feel brand-new
credits
from Slower Than a Sunday Sky,
released March 5, 2021
Written, performed and recorded by Ty Maxon
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