The Overwhelm

I guess it's okay
I'm falling away
I'm caught in the overwhelm

Another knot in my chest, not catching my breath
Did I just cover the mess and fuck up the rest
I'm trying my best, but I must confess
Both hands are on the wheel, but I'm driving blind
Yeah, I can't see past ten feet right in front of me
Though my eyes are open wide
I'm defying the red lights, yeah

How did it come to this
Another round of a broken cycle
And every shot is another miss
The ground beneath my feet is giving out
Can't seem to speak the words to ask for help
So I try to write them down
With a pen who's ink's run out

I guess it's okay
I'm falling away
I'm caught in the overwhelm
I'm feeling it break
But I gotta fake it till the end
Show me a way that I can escape
There's only so much I can take
I guess it's okay
We're falling away enslaved to
The overwhelm

I'm starving for something more
My plate is full but my cup is empty
How do you let things go when our choices made are sewn into our skin
Am I expecting this to heal
The wound is tearing open once again
And I'll endure it, I'll pretend

And say it's okay
I'm falling away
I'm caught in the overwhelm
I'm feeling it break
But I gotta fake it till the end
Show me a way that I can escape
There's only so much I can take
I guess it's okay
We're falling away enslaved to
The overwhelm

It's broken everything
I fear it's never ending
When I can't breathe
Time stands still

I'm down, so take your shot
Hit after hit, I've had enough
Of this I get back up
Just to do it all over again
I'm down, so take your shot
Hit after hit, I've had enough
Of this I get back up
Just to do it all over again

I guess it's okay
I'm falling away
I'm caught in the overwhelm
I'm feeling it break
But I gotta fake it till the end
Show me a way that I can escape
There's only so much I can take
I guess it's okay
We're falling away enslaved to
The overwhelm