Contradicting Myself
from Semblance by Thomas John Cadrin
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lyrics
God only knows what I want
God only knows what I need
but I tend to be a tad bit unruly
when I'm knee deep in time.
I have been sober for weeks
and those times still find their way
into my life and don't allow
such things as seeing what's bright
and this clarity is killing me
it's hard enough to even fight
but it's harder when you fight your own mind
now I can hear the birds and see that sky
don't start a war if you can't win the fight.
It's not the lust that keeps me here
but it's the disgust that brings me back
and when I can see clearly in the evening
I want to forget my name
and come back to a well known place
where everything never looks the same
where the lights from outside are much more tempting
and when I'm there
I think I love to lose my name
but this love's deceptive and it plays games
I never knew you could miss your own name
I never knew.
God only knows what I need
but I tend to be a tad bit unruly
when I'm knee deep in time.
I have been sober for weeks
and those times still find their way
into my life and don't allow
such things as seeing what's bright
and this clarity is killing me
it's hard enough to even fight
but it's harder when you fight your own mind
now I can hear the birds and see that sky
don't start a war if you can't win the fight.
It's not the lust that keeps me here
but it's the disgust that brings me back
and when I can see clearly in the evening
I want to forget my name
and come back to a well known place
where everything never looks the same
where the lights from outside are much more tempting
and when I'm there
I think I love to lose my name
but this love's deceptive and it plays games
I never knew you could miss your own name
I never knew.
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from Semblance,
released November 26, 2008
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Jul 2013 -
May 2011 -
Nov 2008 -
Jan 2013
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