Atomised child
Emotions and feelings exiled
Comfort's a stranger
Displacements a dangerous game
Separate lives
A handful of characters inside
But none of them rise
To confront all the lies
And the shame
Pretend to live in hope that one day
A wave will come and wash it away
You know it won't happen but you hope and you pray
Until then you're out on your own
And you're still drinking alone
Anodyne smile
You radiate, charm and beguile
But chances appear
Then the fear fogs and hides them away
Wait for a sign
A gleam or a glow in this cold mine
A shout or a call
That all isn't void as it seems
Pretend to play the part that you play
The one where people beg you to stay
You know it won't happen but you hope and you pray
Until then you're out on your own
And you're still drinking alone
Pretend to live in hope that one day
A wave will come and wash it away
You know it won't happen but you hope and you pray
Until then you're out on your own
And you're still drinking alone