I spat upon the waking thought
Of not knowing what to wake for, ugh, gawd
And I exalt everything I’ve done
Without paying mistakes forward, ugh, gawd
I’m only with the ones you told me were full of light
Refracted, lonely and shook up, sprawling all sugar sprites
And the phony extract they showed me was almost right
But I guess you know me so I’m stuck bellowing into the night
I tried to stare around the screen
A side effect of not sleeping, ugh, gawd
And I’m not about to blow the dream
Though I’m not sure if I’m dreaming, ugh, gawd
I rocked the room all full of sins
Collected my paycheck and bailed, ugh, gawd
And I won’t hesitate to turn it in
To a framed example to impale, ugh, gawd
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