Lyrics In a Nutshell - Glenn Case , Erin Parkes

My past is blackmail and it's treated as such
I didn't like myself so much
There were reasons, we'll just keep it at that
And I'm still learning to laugh
There were the times I felt alone and afraid
I cursed myself out for mistakes that I made
There's countless times when I couldn't connect
I see it in retrospect
But TL;DR

I never knew it was so complicated
It's tough to parse and even tougher to explain
But in a nutshell - I am glad I waited
I'm approaching something close to sane

I've a streak where I am mean to myself
I recognize it, but it couldn't be helped
I know the things I've seen, the way that I've felt
I'm hitting below the belt
I've had a habit of remaining in spite
And believing that the critics were right
Never knowing what I want out of life
And I'm punch drunk from the fight
But TL;DR

I never knew it was so complicated
It's tough to parse and even tougher to explain
But in a nutshell - I am glad I waited
I'm approaching something close to sane

Let me break it down for you
And let me break it down for me too
I'm sure you won't approve
And that's nothing new

Writing rhymes in class
Never focused on the task at hand
I understand, but I don't wear a good mask
I'm see-through, and we do whatever we need to
To deceive you, with a read through you'll believe too
But mostly 'cause you don't pay attention
If you did it wouldn't take a rocket scientist
To make it make sense when
I'm bored out of my mind, and blind to find a decent design
Of how and why it's even worth my time
Fine
Speak if you must, let's discuss
But you don't have my respect and you won't have my trust
I never let a fear of what's to come just paralyze me
I get ahead of peers it's such a pun to pair up wisely
Skate by and hate myself in the process
I've got this, but nevertheless I can't watch this
An optimist? Sure, with the hand that's dealt
But ultimately stacking the deck against myself

I never knew it was so complicated
It's tough to parse and even tougher to explain
But in a nutshell - I am glad I waited
I'm approaching something close to

I never knew it was so complicated
It's tough to parse and even tougher to explain
But in a nutshell - I am glad I waited
I'm approaching something close to
I'm approaching something close to sane