lawrence arms - the first eviction notice lyrics

a temple corroded.
eviction pending.
embrace me, old nights.
gray sky, streetlight.
lyrical descension.
attention fading.
breathless i'm a mess.
kissless i'm in distress.

i'm barely breathing.

this crowning anguish, locked up nervous reflex.
i've got to build up from the inside.
a relapse.
reflection.
distorted.
repression's smiling spitefully.
longing for you to sew up my seams.

i'm barely breathing.

i've abandoned old identities
skin i couldn't fit into
songs i couldn't write
my voice will fade into this starless night.

can i get much blinder?
can i kick myself much harder?
have i accepted this, to torture myself?
you can't see me.
have i invented you?

i'm barely breathing
and you're easy to believe in
and it's so depressing
that i'm always second guessing myself.