Safeguard

Everybody needs a true north
A safe place to rest their head and
I’ll be home in due course
If you let me sink my teeth in
So just let me sink my teeth in
The pressure weighs and finds a way
To cut my stride, increase the pain
Distract, react, demotivate, procrastinate
In my head I debate
All my thoughts and their weight
But over-thinkings trying
My head keeps lying
I’ll see through the other side
And reassure myself that I’ll be fine
I woke up in the same bed that I’ve been in for years
And this ringing in my ears feels more like home than it did before
I just found a way to waste my time
Let this fall in line
Gotta find a new place for me to hide
You were my safeguard, but I’m fine
I thought the weight on my shoulders would lift when I’m older
But it grew and took over my head
It left me blind and indifferent to working through distance
And now all I see is red
I found a way to waste my time
I found a way to waste my…