WHEN THE EARTH DIES

Little sign of life, baby I'm a smoothie of empty apologies
(Banana and chia seeds)
You were driving right, passing go for the first time
(Collecting bread and wine)
And something holy sang out that night
To let us know that we'd be alright
But you looked different in the light
My wonderful waste of time

And she's been hanging out with super rich campus kids
They be gettin in her head
Never went to college, internet socialist
Puzzle piece that won't fit in

I had a few drinks to help me breathe
And now she's so fucking mad at me
Staring at my crying smile, like, "don't you want me baby?"
I had a few drinks to help me breathe
And now she's so fucking mad at me
But I can't muster any strength to look like I'm still listening

And everyone's so worried about me with way bigger problems to deal with
(Johnny's on the street sword-fighting with knifetricks)
It's unlike me to be that kind of comforting
About my problems 'cause everybody wants to solve them
(Can't you see I'm dwelling on an old persona?)
The underwhelming
(The young discarded)
Changing stations, static was fine
Radiopop was a dirty lie I told myself to keep myself in line
But when the kids grow up they'll say I was right

I been hanging out with super sick emo kids
They be getting in my head
Cause I can't play the hyped-up open-tuned twinkle riffs
But you can guess where we connect

I had a few drinks to help me breathe
And now she's so fucking mad at me
But I can't muster any strength to look like I'm still listening
And when the earth dies, I'll make my bed
So I'll be asleep when the asteroid hits
Think I'd rather trade pleasure and pain for blissful ignorance

I killed my own Hollywood
To think I thought I could stay if I wanted tonight
Choke you down like medicine
And turn out the lights
We're just running faster thru the same disaster as before
As before, baby
I killed my own HoIIywood
Maybe it's time I walk out the door