(2x) Venting within a pen and pretending to lift the pain Sending lyrics and ending the fury within the lane Hopin' that I can scope and then rise with sunshine I'm focusin', eyes closed, I'm finally done trying A somber heart beats blood and seeks for the candle Walkin' in the dark, startin' to think all the damage The modest painter, tracin' this unraveled imagery The heart in the prodigy playing piano swiftly The instrument of feelings left bleeding, chest heaving Had to address the reason I'm seeing the step receding There's a blessed noose tied around the neck of the person Who decides that the rest of his life ain't worth it The painter wants the impossible to be picture perfect Dark state cause melancholy in her to feel worthless The option of a paintbrush saves up denial The jottin' of the paint funds the weight of her smile (2x) Venting within a pen and pretending to lift the pain Sending lyrics and ending the fury within the lane Hopin' that I can scope and then rise with sunshine I'm focusin', eyes closed, I'm finally done trying Nothing is sweeter than the scent of a beautiful woman Lovin' eagerly, the test of her mutual comin' There's the zest, best s**, but the pleasure and pain Causes man to consent to cement in his grave Straight confusion in his mind, life illuminated fine But the sun stops when the clouds block the beauty's shine Dark pa**ages that the man is trapped under Wishin' that the hard absence of happiness stumbles The car accident caused the man to switch mind-set And look for the beauty in life, wished for life's treasure I prayed you would scoop up the tile Finally, he trades in the noose for his smile (2x) Venting within a pen and pretending to lift the pain Sending lyrics and ending the fury within the lane Hopin' that I can scope and then rise with sunshine I'm focusin', eyes closed, I'm finally done trying