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Crushed II

 

Seems I’ve lost my way

What’s happened I can’t say

‘Cept the walls are closing in

I'm in such a spin

I don’t know what to do

With nothin’ to hold on to

Does it all come down to this

That I merely exist

 

Crushed   Crushed

Crushed   Crushed

 

   How can I adapt

Like living in a gap

Between what’s been and what’s to be

With no take on reality

Am I here to stay

In this shroud of haze

Is it already too late

And could this be my fate

 

Crushed   Crushed

Crushed   Crushed

 

Somehow I feel trapped

And I’ve gotten a bum rap

I’m not sure how to act

Or even where I’m at

You say I’m out of step

But the part that you don’t get

Is all I’m going through

Some day could be you

 

Crushed   Crushed

Crushed   Crushed

 

How am I to win

Considering where I’ve been

Life just seems so grim

While the future looks quite dim

So I’ve lost my grip

This ain’t no rosy trip

Being in this state

Is such an empty plate

 

 Crushed   Crushed

Crushed   Crushed

 

Is this but a sad and cruel twist

Stuck here on the other side of bliss

Give me a sign that's to show the way

So I may begin to see the light of day

 

 Am I but a shell

 I can't begin to to tell

Who I'm supposed to be

In this sea of uncertainty

Where did I go wrong

Being this far gone

Scared of everyone

And what I've become

 

Crushed   Crushed

Crushed   Crushed

I know I'm in a bind

And I've fallen behind

With dreams on the shelf

But a stranger to myself

Am I soon to break

How much can I take

In this ceaseless grind

Of my troubled mind

Crushed    Crushed

Crushed    Crushed

Since I’ve taken a dive

I just wanna hide

In whom can I confide

When I'm  mess inside

You say growth comes from pain

But I can't see the gain

Ever since I fell 

Deep into my own hell

 

Crushed   Crushed

Crushed   Crushed

 

All my colors seem to fade

Into an endless void of gray

If I could find my way back home again

And get it right before the story ends

 

I'm so in a daze

Mired in this malaise

Weary from the race

Too far off the pace

Walkin' a thin line

And just doin' time

Am I doomed to fade

Or just slip away

Crushed   Crushed

Crushed   Crushed

No its so not fair

Having nothing to share

Should I even care

If they stop and stare

Idle among the fray

And just in the way

Watching myself decay

Day after day

Crushed    Crushed

Crushed    Crushed

How am I to have hope

When I can barely cope

‘Cause it’s been too much

And I feel so out of touch

While I try and face the facts

You could have more tact

Still you can’t relate

‘Til you're under its weight

 

Crushed   Crushed

Crushed   Crushed

© 2016 Rich Stillwell
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