Insomnia (feat. Lo) [Live at Richland Center High School / Junior Talent]

Here we go!
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Now I know I kept saying chase dreams
But you can't really chase dreams if you can't get any sleep
It's cause I've got insomnia
Let's talk about it

The lights are off but my eyes are wide open
Thoughts are flowing through my mind but I am hopin'
This insomniac poem, this no sleep ballad
Will cure it once and for all, cause I've just about had it
It's like
Words keep coming, I'm almost freestyling in a mic
But I'm all alone and it keeps piling through the night
That's why I take every emotion that I've ever had
Ball up into a pen and point it at whatever pad
These thoughts and flows are kinda crazy
Cause your opinions have made me sleep deprived lately
I swear I can't take this any longer
With my emotions and time, I usually squander
I'll get stronger, I'll conquer, for now, my shots are pretty weak
This is an anti nursery rhyme, forget Little Bo Peep
Instead, I lost my mind, my dreams I should at least try and keep
So Lauren sing the hook while I try and get some much-needed sleep

Keep the lights on
For as long as possible
I'm scared of my mind
When I'm by myself
Running out of time
Running out my mind
Shadows on the walls
Insomnia keeps me up
Can't escape at all

Nope, I'm still up, this conscience nightmare is ironic
No sleep for 3 weeks, it's shaking my world up, tectonic
But I'm not giving up, this'll take as long as it needs to be
So I'm happily attacking dreams, but first I need to tackle sleep
I'll be confronting you when you say I'm worthless
You've got some nerves, while this life is making me nervous
I'm hurting, I'm burning, I know it isn't working
When I'm up all through the night trying to discover my purpose
I've never been the kid wearing those varsity letters
I was alone, earbuds in, dressed in off-branded sweaters
But certain reactions kept running me away
They were right, no one told me life was gonna be this way
When everything I pushed out is now back in
Everything I pushed out is now attackin'
Everything I pushed out now has impact and
Everything I pushed out is now rappin'

Keep those lights on
For as long as possible
I'm scared of my mind
When I'm by myself
Running out of time
Running out my mind
Shadows on the walls
Insomnia keeps me up
Can't escape at all

Keep the lights on
For as long as possible
I'm scared of my mind
When I'm by myself
Running out of time
Running out my mind
Shadows on the walls
Insomnia keeps me up
Can't escape at all