Step back, then step right back in
This explanation’s turning south
Only fools down their tools when they’ve got their foot lodged in their mouth
In efforts to prise it loose
I find I’m talking shit again
But I power through and all hell ensues
I’ve increased the damage by a factor of 10
In the fallout of a devastating failure I can’t stop myself from digging even closer to the wreck until the toxic radiation of my self-destructive conversation burns right through my tongue and now I’m left here with my tail between my legs
The air deflates
My lungs collapsing inwards
I gasp (oh fuck)
My hopes reduced to cinders
I should stop. At this point there’s no-one else to put the blame on
Nice try, don’t lie
There’s plenty more where that came from
Legs are locked and firmly rooted in a pseudo state of shock
I wish that feeling this exposed was unexpected but it’s not
Because every time I send a message or pick out some words to say
I have to think it through 3 times to check that I don’t sound deranged
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