Breathing to beat my life to the punch Knock it a hard one and take it to lunch Offer the sandman a ransom note Taking on water but staying afloat Never was good at selling the sell But I knew a time that you never could tell Sewing the seam shut crooked and long Makes my appearance wicked and wrong The world leaks life through cracks in the surface Running in place and slipping on purpose You experience things you regret, maybe not But you always remember the way you were taught Beating dead horses is tiring work Yet we finish gladly and leave with a smirk Maybe you donβt get it, maybe you do Maybe you wish I was already through But wishing on stars is for those that believe That doing your best ensures you achieve That spoon brought forth from your palette shines bright While I scratch at dirt and pray for the light So punch my face and take my pride Iβll let you pass while I stand aside Trick the mirror and show some teeth Shut the demons deep beneath I never knew what to expect from the race Would I cross the finish and see your face? Or would I collapse several steps from the start Hearing only the silence of my dry, beaten heart?