who needs 7 hours when you can sleep for 12
why go to the gym when you're carrying a cinderblock in your chest
if i keep eating all this salt maybe it'll absorb all my tears

as much as you think you value [people]
the trap door to deep appreciation only seems to open once they're gone

my mentor says,
"I'm so proud of you. Everything that happened this summer was such a catalyst for you"
I reply,
"Yes, piano's never been better. My personal life is in shambles, but hey..."
she laughs and says,
"Sometimes our lives mirror our music...or the opposite. But don't let that go on for too long..."

the only way out is through