Self love, and self harm A duality so damning yea we knew it from the start Cause' I was born here, so I must die here Or maybe I should leave so I don't waste away my life A state of fleeting a state of leaving Carolina beach homes so alluring and deceiving It's suicidal because this is vital So please just let me stay and get my shit straight for awhile New loves, new jobs, new world But we can't get ahead We're taking life by the throat til it chokes Living at our parents' places Same bed, same friends same car It keeps my head on straight I cant be the one that has shut the light off Enter a comfortable culture where you're encouraged to dream As long as life's in order by the time that you're 18 Downplay, all the pressures that be And bury every horrible thought you conceive What I'd Give To never Feel All these expectations that seem to interfere Crushing My chest And now I can't catch my breath To protest New loves, new jobs, new world But we can't get ahead We're taking life by the throat til it chokes Living at our parents' places Same bed, same friends, same car It keeps my head on straight I cant be the one to shut the light off What about this makes you think you know That all your needed answers will soon start to show If you reset your life, you just pick up and leave That's a fictional prospect to me, don't you see? I'm at the throat of existence with the world in my hands I'm living thousands of lives dreaming in a wasteland My door opens I see your rope end Forever frozen in time watching sands fall