Lyrics Poetry - The Emsee

Poetry, poetry
Another dark cloud floating over me
Poetry, poetry
Makes me ponder if I'm where I'm supposed to be
Poetry, poetry
Over-analyzing everybody close to me
I mean, I want to act accordingly
But feel like the world's always recording me

With the pen and paper, I'll be the one
To demonstrate the way to sway to simulation in my favour
Sorry if my taste is a different flavour
Just get into it, I promise that the bitterness is quite the savour
Spend my days creating waves like what you give to neighbours
Like court cases and corn mazes
I fall shorter than jockeys in horse races
War-gaming with poor aim, am I insane?

My brain, much brighter than Las Vegas and more spacious
Lost soul, who never lost his patience
I stay awake and keep pacing at night
Even when things go well, they don't feel right
Like something's about to happen, you can't simply score a hat trick
Without it being followed by some bad shit
Maybe I've been writing too long, nowadays, it all feels like a song
And shit is all just poetry

It's all poetry
Another dark cloud floating over me
Poetry, poetry
Makes me ponder if I'm where I'm supposed to be
Poetry, poetry
Over-analyzing everybody close to me
I mean, I want to act accordingly
But feel like the world's always recording me

See, I always played it safe and kept money in the bank
Saving every check, afraid the rainy days would bring the lake effect
Got comfy and invested in my home
Then a pandemic hits when my funds were sitting low
So I was stressing hard, new baby, two dogs
New job with the season or lay off
I tried to stay calm, but this quote makes me sick
"He who has the largest stick can always take your shit"

Why would people buy my Format Disc?
When the stores don't have formula for the kids?
My old man tried to warn me of this, "live within your means"
For a long time, I was Mr. Clean
Look at what has happened, every time I score a hat trick
It seems to be followed by some bad shit
My anxiety's been hiding too long
Maybe that's for not righting my wrongs
Shit, it's all just poetry

It's all poetry
Another dark cloud floating over me
Poetry, poetry
Makes me ponder if I'm where I'm supposed to be
Poetry, poetry
Over-analyzing everybody close to me
I mean, I want to act accordingly
But feel like the world's always recording me

Poetry, poetry
Eight billion living here, but please notice me
Poetry, poetry
Had my 15 but more is owed to me
Poetry, in everything that I see
Morbid thoughts seem normal to me
Overthinking everything is like torture to me
Foreshadow the corpse that I'll be

I ignore it and record to the beat, I try not to panic
But can't enjoy life when I'm trying to understand it
Trying to decipher every hand that I was handed
And poetry is the way that I manage
Goddamn it, I know it's about to happen
Life's about to hit me back with another dump truck full of bad shit
Maybe this song's a mistake, by creating it, I'm playing with Fate
I'm just trying to make poetry

It's all poetry
Another dark cloud floating over me
Poetry, poetry
Makes me ponder if I'm where I'm supposed to be
Poetry, poetry
Over-analyzing everybody close to me
I mean, I want to act accordingly
But feel like the world's always recording me and my poetry