A Different Route Lyrics

Looks like the bathroom is a popular place Said you'd be back in a minute but you wanted a taste

Couldn't calculate the cost of escape, but now you don't feel nothing as you're washing your face

At the pawn shop, you give whatever they'll take

Flippin' family heirlooms at a discounted rate

Then it's off to BioLife to go and donate the plasma

Haven't slept in days but show up in your pajamas

Try to stay calm, don't stare at the cameras

Bonus day, you'll accept whatever they hand

All walks of life, someone's throwing a tantrum

You stay on your grind, same day, different stanza

Back to the house, far away from the coppers

Not sure who lives here, must be somebody's daughter

Now you can relax and sit back with the squatters

Cause you feel right at home amongst the rest of the monsters

You gotta figure out what you need to figure out

Things are different now, it's time to choose a different route

You gotta figure out what you need to figure out

Things are different now, it's time to choose a different route

It's time to go outside for a smoke Get reminded of the lines as it drips dow the throat

Form a line for the final approach

And get ostracized as we try to hide from the ghosts

Is it addiction or just trying to cope? Hanging on for dear life, don't let go of the rope

The waves are heavy, capsizing the boat

Maybe now we will see if we can finally float

How long until we lose the last bit of hope?

And lose connection with the people who love us the most

Feels like we're all just stuck in the notes

The song keeps playing but we notice that nothing was wrote

This speech was ready but there wasn't a toast

Things need to change but nobody counted the votes

You can't fix something thinking nothing is broke

Walk back out into the storm without a hat or a coat

You gotta figure out what you need to figure out

Things are different now, it's time to choose a different route

You gotta figure out what you need to figure out

Things are different now, it's time to choose a different route

There he goes, walking off into his own world

Is he talking to himself or arguing with old girl?

Never seems like a healthy situation Dinner is an afterthought, searching for the medication

It's a cycle that continues just like clockwork

Dying to get off work, the fix is in the locker

Gotta tell the boss first, but he is well aware

As long as he shows up and does his job, then no one cares

Hard to say when the story will end

Disowned by the family but still talks to his friend

Message was tight but we never hit send

It will continue to happen again and again

Same dealer, same place, so we thought it was straight

Been here a hundred times, so he thought it was safe

It never was a problem, never thought it was laced

Just another dead body getting tossed in the lake

You gotta figure out what you need to figure out

Things are different now, it's time to choose a different route

You gotta figure out what you need to figure out

Things are different now, it's time to choose a different route