I heard you hit a brick wall
Trying to find the words
The words to paint the picture without seeing it first
What a thing to try, what a thing to strive for
Have you done that before
Did it work out?
I heard you hit a brick wall
And then you played dead
Scared to death of dying so you faked it instead
Oh, you’re a good actor
You sure fooled me
I never saw you breath
Full speed ahead, head first and travelling light
We were built to collide
Sometimes
I heard you touched a live wire
And it left a mark
Fear’s a bad conductor
You better cherish the spark
Sometimes tired advice comes back to bite you
Sometimes the best we got is just making do
With what we’re given
What we’re taking
What we’re doing
Oh, it blows my mind
How we forget all we’ve learned
For a promised prize
Coming in first doesn’t make you true
Did nobody tell you?
Well, you’re a curious kid
Don’t swerve the conversation
Lean into it
All eyes, all eyes, eyes and ears
We all need a mirror sometimes
We all need a mirror sometimes
Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes, sometimes
Other lyrics by Tessa Rose Jackson:
Built To Collide
I heard you hit a brick wall Trying to find the words The words to paint the picture without seeing it first What a thing to try, what a thing to strive for Have you done …
By Morning
Oh don’t lean closer now The hands of ire around my throat have found A way to make me singe the berried vine Oh I me mine the curse Provoked by vanity, no honest word …
Dawn
Move closer Let me kiss the bruise You’re a trooper, kid The moment’s overdue Did you play the game with loaded dice? Do see yourself through crooked eyes? A family …
Fear Bangs The Drum
What a waste, what a shame, Could we start this over? Or better still, let the hill worth dying on crumble This black hole will swallow us whole if you let it It’ll break …
Gently Now
And you hear the neighbours move In the next room And you tick the time out Fingernails on spruce Could you let it be Could you let it free Gently now And you count the …