The View From Halfway Down Lyrics

Stranded in this bed

My eyes don't wanna open, see the light of day

But routine carries on

The routine carries on

On and on, away

Of all the end conditions that I can conceive

The ones in which I had an easy time are nonexistent

So afflicted

The jury's out, it's unanimously over

It's too much

Wasn't made for this world

Set up to hurt

Only in dreams can I get a taste

Of a life that doesn't hold me down

In my heart there's a place where I still believe

In my heart there's a place where I still believe

By the time eternal slumber makes me its host

Will I have won the battle?

Is that a choice I can make?

Will there ever be another day like that one in the park

When I didn't feel so different?

Outsider, excluded

"The weak breeze whispers nothing

The water screams sublime

His feet shift, teeter-totter

Deep breaths, stand back, it's time

Toes untouch the overpass

Soon he's water-bound

Eyes locked shut but peek to see

The view from halfway down"

I read the words slowly, the image forming in my mind

Brought out my deepest fears and made me see them through new eyes

It's too much

Wasn't made for this world

Set up to hurt

Only in dreams can I get a taste

Of a life that doesn't hold me down

In my heart there's a place where I still believe

In my heart there's a place where I still believe

Of all the end conditions set out before me

The ones in which I cherished time appeal the least

The ones that bring it to an end could bring relief

But that's a lie, I don't wanna die

I just need a reprieve

I just need a reprieve

It's too much

Wasn't made for this world

Set up to hurt

Only in dreams can I get a taste of a life that doesn't hold me down

In my heart there's a place where I still believe

In my heart there's a place where I believe

And I'll try to hold on