Stay With Me

The general consensus as I understood
was that I smoke and drink far more than I should
They said, "You need to quit sleeping around"
"Your voice needs a purer sound"

Well have you found what you were looking for
In an album you either hate or adore
There's no common ground when it comes to feeling ignored

Feeling pretty in your high-heeled shoes
That compliment the sorrow in your baby blues
Sliding into that ruby dress
That brightens your day when you're in distress

You try your best to cover up the naked truth
With a closet's worth of distractions, all size 2
Choosing to ignore the elephant in the room
A sense of touch is a dreadful thing to lose

It took me twenty years to realize
That the feeling of belonging is a beautiful lie
We're all just pieces of puzzles with no place to fit
When you try to force me in, your image looks like shit

So won't you quit telling me I'm a shooting star breaking the mold
For I know that it's not true and these cliches are getting old

I was the leader of the pack, I was the alpha male
Then the other wolves decided they could fend for themselves
I've traveled through this wilderness, all alone
I've been howling at the moon, now where the hell should I go

I was once told all good things must come to an end
Yeah soon I'll be forgotten, I'm just your passing trend
I'm a designer drug that was laced with fraudulence

There's a fine line between companionship and love
The latter kills you in the absence of your freedom
So the next time I reach out for you to take my hand
Could you remind me how it felt to be an anchored man

I worked my fingers to the bone, said goodbye to my sanity
Just to bring you half an hour of emotional release
It's been roughly seven years since I got a good night's sleep
Now this album's finally finished, I can rest in peace