Helpless And Stupefied

from This Time This Year by Scott Gesser

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Waking up in the middle of a monsoon
Laid flat, splayed and lifeless like a pontoon
Hide the scratches you acquired in the alley
How the hell you gonna get back to the valley?
You almost exploded, and once you get decoded
It’ll take a time bomb for your mom not to notice
You got half a mile to go, you might as well do it slow
And if they ask you where you been, say “I don’t know”

You can do this, you’ll get through this
Even though you’re feeling helpless and stupefied
When it’s blurry, not to worry
‘Cause we’re all feeling helpless and stupefied

Look around, almost like you’ve been forgotten
It’s like an alternate reality you’re not in
Reaching out to sink your claws into the family
But they turn stark white like they ran into a banshee
You got some explaining to do, mentally draining
You can practically hear all the fear when it’s waning
You let out the demons you chugged
You swept them under the rug
It’s too bad it’s too late to go in for a hug

There are people all around you
But they’re walking through you
They’re walking through you
All the waterworks could drown you
‘Cause you thought they knew you
They thought they did too

Time out, you’re half bloody and you’re all dirt
Nobody’s even asking if the fall hurt
Suddenly, everything begins to make sense
Surely as the day begins, you know the day ends
You, not one of them anymore, got something new to explore
For one last time, you slide through the door
And you fly into space as if you’re in a race
Hoping everybody down below can see the look on your face

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from This Time This Year, released April 10, 2020

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