Clouded Age - Lou Barlow

The life I was hiding in fell away

Nursing a tangle, nothing to say

Collecting moments, visual teases

All that I wanted was something I needed

The consequence of a clouded age

A chemical cocktail to dampen the rage

On the horizon, the sun met the water

I thought I was drowning, you couldn’t be bothered

Are we afraid of the light?

With nothing to hide behind

Well, our lives have left you hungry

But I followed you down

With my arms open, free fall

You are welcome to grow

A duty I’m born for, the beauty of ageing

You didn’t ask for all you were taking

Mental disorder, she tore out the pages

I had to start over, I had to make faces

Have I gotta tell you I’m sorry?

Or how it went down?

But you didn’t follow the story

Though I laid it all out

Watching the sun set, I knew I

Couldn’t stay

Welcome, disaster

And come on, bring the change I need

ever after

Of what you believe to be