I've been cruel and unkind and on purpose
Remorseful and insincere
Longing for the luxury of boredom
Weeping for the loss of control
Sitting with the sly sloganeering
Saving you a seat
When I met you, I felt on time
I felt organized
That year it stayed so warm I thought I'd never see snow
With a sharp click we're fluorescent
Walk twelve miles and then wake up
Work twelve hours and then wake up
Some days I don't make it
That year it stayed so cold
I thought I'd never see spring
Then it stayed so warm
I thought I'd never see snow
You can hear it next door
That low, lone rumble
You can hear it next door
Someone's laughing
Maybe crying
Maybe both
Constant reminder on all sides
These walls are not mine
Skin is cold sand
Breath is turpentine
That year it stayed so loud
Thought I'd never be found
I don't mind a little repetition
I don't mind the settling in
The creaking clanging steel of my friends
Shouting on the inside
Even-keeled forever
I thought I'd never