Like Father - Cross Country Lyrics

The screaming cicadas
Never cease while I sleep
Feels like I'm drowning in the sound
The scenes, they move so fast
Our old place, my own face
I hardly recognize it now

Hey, I just might die here
That's ok, I'm at peace
Or just medicated well
I need a reminder
What it's like to feel joy
Times are thirsty here in hell

I fled cross country seeking home
Anywhere I go, I am still alone
Beneath your gaze I turn to stone
Anywhere I go, I am still alone

Driving on a gradient, yellow to green
I thought it just might heal me
My mind's a skipping tape that's playing my regrets
I think I need to feel these racing thoughts
I'll open up once I'm diagnosed and stop the bleeding
Still I carry the thought of you
Like the Holy Ghost
Pray to you each evening

I grew out a mustache
Learned to fight, lost some weight
You wouldn't recognize me now
And time's moving so fast
Yesterday, it was ours
Now the future's something foul

Went outside in a hurricane to tempt my fate
I prayed that it would kill me
A hundred on the interstate
I'm switching lanes
Remind myself I'm breathing
Watching my own life go to shit in third person
Spectating from the stands
I'll choke down all the absurdity in pursuit of peace
Accept that I'm still grieving

Hey, I just might die here
That's ok--I'm at peace
Or am I