I haven’t got much time left
What wouldn’t I give for a single cigarette right now…
So much filth incarcerated behind eroded steel bars
White coats cast a pitch black shadow,
looming mercilessly over the most desperate of hearts;
Once the shadow is gone, cockroaches keep you company.
My loved ones, they sit by my side
But they cannot comprehend,
Not even in the slightest.
I sit here tethered
to the forked tongue of a lie
That I might be around for a little longer than expected.
I have nothing to prove.
It all comes down to just a single word
A single sentence
By now you already know what that is, don’t you?
No.
As I sit here weightless
Lost from the start
Dangling by a thread
A heartbeat away from freedom
Please let me go
Thеy both already know
That flesh is weak
Spirits are poor
And there’s no way to be made whole
Can you just leave me alone
I have nothing to prove.
I have nothing to prove.
I have nothing to…
credits
from The Wheel of Fortune,
released April 3, 2017
Lyrics & Music: Constantine "phyX" Gentschev
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