tick tick tick

i've been confusing fairytales
chasing the days with sugar, caffeine the unwritten line
i think it's time to slow down, down now
remember to breathe first and dance last
why can't i seem to break free from this?

i've been running away from you
with locked jaws and smitten flaws
i can't take the darkness or shake the silence
i want you to notice i'm crumbling
if i don't slow down, i'll crash and burn burn burn

i've been writing your name down on paper
i forget what i look like, i can't remember my own name
the words are there, they are skating by my eyes
i can't tell you the truth i can't tell the rain from the sand
it's not what you think, it's bearable it's cryptic it's nuisance.

confusing truth with whispered factions of the truth
where do i fit in? knock this off
write it out
paint me a picture
wake me up
slow me down