It draws me in like a fish to a hook
Luring me in with fresh bait
I can’t stop even though I know I should
Drifting into an addiction of love and hate
I know that I should do my work
But my heart leads me astray
I just keep swimming towards the bait
Even though my mind has a lot to say
I feel like I’m drowning and swimming
Wondering when I’ll reach the end
I keep going and going and going
Until I have nothing more to spend.
I go so far that I’m no longer able to stop,
instead finally reaching my death.
I’ll keep swimming towards that bait
until I take my last breath.
I should stop.
Don’t.
May 24
May 24, 2026 at 12:24 AM UTC
It draws me in like a fish to a hook
Luring me in with fresh bait
I can’t stop even though I know I should
Drifting into an addiction of love and hate
I know that I should do my work
But my heart leads me astray
I just keep swimming towards the bait
Even though my mind has a lot to say
I feel like I’m drowning and swimming
Wondering when I’ll reach the end
I keep going and going and going
Until I have nothing more to spend.
I go so far that I’m no longer able to stop,
instead finally reaching my death.
I’ll keep swimming towards that bait
until I take my last breath.
I should stop.
Don’t.
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