Been shook and tattered up lately
No good and rattled up baby
So tired and shriveled up, mayday
Been shook and tattered up lately

View me
With hurt disrobed
Fall into my world, forget the pain
Want strife to be gone

Don’t know why
I don't know why
You changed and cut me up baby
So we’ll split and move along blankly

Needing my love
You’re needing it tough
I’m needing your love
But none is enough, no
Needing my love
You’re needing it tough
I’m needing your love
But you can never give me enough of it
Needing my love
You’re needing it tough
I’m needing your love
But you give it just to meet the quota

There’s nothing left to be done
I thought you could be the one
But now it’s time to give up


Been shook and tattered up lately
No good and rattled up baby
So tired and shriveled up, mayday
Been shook and tattered up lately
Lately
Lately
So rattled up, baby
Been shook and tattered up lately
Don’t know why
I don’t know why
You changed and cut me up baby
So we’ll split and move along blankly

(Cryptic One)

It’s basic
I printed it on the dot matrix
Then put the paper next to the writing on the wall so you can face it, taste it
The calm before the storm, soon the thunder rumbling loud
Trauma I’m accumulating like cumulus clouds
It's not hate that's precipitating, but there’s a relation
And I’m awaiting for drier times but I’m losing patience
And once the water settles my head will be below sea level
I’m treading water with cement shoes and it’s stressful, dreadful

This head full of dreams?
Same head full of steam
And sometimes things are precisely as they seem
S-s-s-system overload
I know the source of my growing woes
Warts on the toad, we’re at that old tuning fork in the road

Divergent routes & open eyes to see the truth
And mute the root of these feedback loops
I’m out the plane without the parachute
The truth’s a simple riddle love
Supply the answer with a simple shrug
I’ve given up

(Basic Printer)

Your love was stronger than ever
Brutal yet light as a feather
Hurt me without even wanting
Jack in the box, innocent, daunting

Am I villainous?
Or will you imagine anything
That makes your world fit?

Though you tried
I know you tried
And I know you’ll never find this true
But I wish I could have stayed with you