The room's spinning around, I wake to the sound
Of life on a Sunday morning
Head-splittingly loud, their whispers a shout
It's always the same old story, I know
Oh I broke,
Every promise I made to myself yesterday
I can’t keep on going on living life this way
Knowing that disaster's only ever just a bottle away
But I don’t need nobody’s help
I know that I’m broken but I’m mending myself
And you should just know that I’m doing my best
I’m not a fully-fledged mess, I’m just a work in progress
I start every day with my plan to escape
The weight of the world on my shoulders
But my demons awake, I make the same mistake
Keep drowning them over and over again
Can’t explain
Keep talking myself out of ever trying to understand
Spent too many years stuck with my head in the sand
Knowing that tomorrow's only ever one hangover away
But I don’t need nobody’s help
I know that I’m broken but I’m mending myself
And you should just know that I’m doing my best
I’m not a fully-fledged mess, I’m just a work in progress
How long do I wait and which shrink should I pay
And who's really to say if I need it
My emotional state, it's really ok
Well I just need to make them believe it
I’m just kidding myself, how am I gonna fool someone else
So stupid thinking that I could conceal it
I'll quit pretending I'm well, putting myself through this hell
I guess I’ll know that I’m healed when I feel it
Can’t keep on going on living life this way
Knowing that disaster's only ever just a bottle away
No I don’t need nobody’s help
I know that I’m broken but I’m mending myself
And you should go slow cos I don’t need no more stress
I’m not a fully-fledged mess, I’m just a work in progress
No I don’t need nobody’s help
I know that I’m broken but I’m mending myself
And you should just know I’m nothing more nothing less
I’m not a fully-fledged mess, I’m just a work in progress
credits
from Stealing Time,
released June 22, 2020
Sarah Ozelle: Lead and background vocals
Scott Firth: Electric & Acoustic Guitars / Bass
Miles Bould: Drums / Percussion
Ross Stanley: Hammond/ Rhodes
Neil Black: Strings
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