It’s been awhile since I’ve slept But I’m sleepwalking everyday They say this city never sleeps Been empty since you walked away
Mama, find me a wishing well They say time travel isn’t real And I’m all grown, live on my own Got nothing but time, but these wounds won’t heal
Momma find me a mockingbird They say the universe still expands Time is relative, so I’ve heard But how did you slip through my hands?
It’s dark at night, still, even here I think I’m only cold when I’m alone They say adults shouldn’t have these fears But I’m not an adult, I’m just big-*****
Even these textbooks read like fiction Watching all these people's lives Rub my hands to generate friction Making sure I’m still alive
So close your eyes and stop your protesting Absorb what little oxygen your lungs still take Pretend you’re perfectly, peacefully resting Maybe your body will forget that it’s fake
I'd call the rhyme scheme tastefully uneven. Syncopated.