Byron Henderson - SHIPWRECKED. lyrics

Was stuck living life with the lifeless, uh
Devil on your pay roll
I know you won't like this, Uh
Amplifying your every fear with
That light switch vows, I owe you nothing
You threw him rope and you tightened it
Fugazi, you people are fugazi
Your errors allow me to see that
I ain't go too crazy
Knew I wasn't sick just for y'all to see
But still let your weight fall on me
Lost a lot
But gained that much more without you
So don't call on me, ah!

When the chips are down
Tell me who'll be there to stop
You from hitting the ground
When it's swim or drown
Am I wrong if I want to get it on till I die
Am I wrong if I'm feeling
Like the law don't apply

Said am I wrong if I'm down to
Get it on till I die
Am I wrong if I'm feeling
Likе the law don't apply
Sat across from some demons that
Rеcall all the lies so I long for the same
Truth that y'all falsify, Hey

I often wonder what truly matters in life
I just know it's subjective
You're either horrified at the scene
Or adoring the wreckage
Corpses float around me like cover
Brothers, sisters, and mothers
The same illness we suffer from

When the chips are down
Tell me who'll be there to stop
You from hitting the ground
When it's swim or drown
Am I wrong if I'm want to
Get it on till I die
Am I wrong if I'm feeling
Like the law don't apply

Said am I wrong if I'm down to
Get it on till I die
Am I wrong if I'm feeling
Like the law don't apply
Fell far, no idea where I belong
That's my life at a loss, cause I feel
Alone, knowing that I'm not, Hey

Sometimes I think the world
Is far beyond repair
Then I envision the eyes of the only woman I
Call my friend and see the future lies within
Plus this ten year old
And no, not my ten year old, but even
She knows she's close as I'm gon' get
Yeah isolated way before the pandemic
Light shined so bright, my darkest
Thoughts can't dim it, Mm
The more I swim
Seems I get further from my destination
(Can't give up)
Pardon me, just trying to find my way here
You can see we're shipwrecked

Burdens lurking
Plenty murder to the first degree
Watched the world collapse the day I
Crashed into some inner peace
Never know who the masses massacre
Assassinate your character
The savior they've been asking for
Who gon' pray for me, him, her
Live and learn or watch as history repeats
The feeling of killing your own
Has got to be bittersweet
Deep down knowing there's something
More rich to eat it's a free country
But you still ain't free
Dreams dissipating almost every week
See I went missing but ain't miss a beat
Never mind respect
I was just too busy fighting this whole time
A couple years ago
I beat death and re-emerged a goldmine
Love, trust, all of the above
Y'all just weaponize it like they
Weaponize drugs and blood lust
Needed extra closets for your
Skeletons, your flaws
Your addictions and withdrawals
How you swim in deep waters
When your government is Jaws
If the country is a sinking ship
Then we're back where we started
Overboard went the pharaoh that would
Rather die a martyr ohh, ohhh