Reality Check
Did I need to roam so many miles
To barely feel alive?
Did this short amount of time
Suffice to burn down stable bridges?
Feels like sharpening the knife
To cut strings to familiar ties
Through every layer of my skin
I feel discomfort creeping in
Exposed to mere instinct
Aspirations start to crumble
Pushed to the edge of giving in
In solitude I sway
Through the alleys of this city
That gave so much
But took its toll on me
Stuck on Street 163 again
Between could-have-been's and dying dreams
My own vagueness is slowly killing me
Do we need to break to feel alive?
Is this the price for the sake of trying?
Could grasping at the stars
Come at the price of an ever-empty sky?
Through every layer of my skin
I feel discomfort creeping in
Exposed to mere instinct
Aspirations start to crumble
Pushed to the edge of giving in
Once shimmering like fireflies
These prospects start to vanish
Vaporized and swallowed
By the darkness of the night
Vaporized and swallowed
By the darkness of the night
Vaporized and swallowed
By the darkness of the night
To barely feel alive?
Did this short amount of time
Suffice to burn down stable bridges?
Feels like sharpening the knife
To cut strings to familiar ties
Through every layer of my skin
I feel discomfort creeping in
Exposed to mere instinct
Aspirations start to crumble
Pushed to the edge of giving in
In solitude I sway
Through the alleys of this city
That gave so much
But took its toll on me
Stuck on Street 163 again
Between could-have-been's and dying dreams
My own vagueness is slowly killing me
Do we need to break to feel alive?
Is this the price for the sake of trying?
Could grasping at the stars
Come at the price of an ever-empty sky?
Through every layer of my skin
I feel discomfort creeping in
Exposed to mere instinct
Aspirations start to crumble
Pushed to the edge of giving in
Once shimmering like fireflies
These prospects start to vanish
Vaporized and swallowed
By the darkness of the night
Vaporized and swallowed
By the darkness of the night
Vaporized and swallowed
By the darkness of the night
Credits
Writer(s): Christian Eckerlein, Kristian Braendle, Pascal Waelchli, Frank Naef, Manthos Takidis, Reto Egli
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