Exit - Young and Heartless

It started in my television set, subtle evil, not quite a noose around my neck,

just white lies and uncollared shirts

But I learned quickly, that’s just the way the world is, nothing to be alarmed

about

But now it’s in my mind, it’s in my family, I’m hurting people I’ve never met

It’s spreading like a disease, down from my morals to my sleeves,

consuming my dreams

Can’t tell if it’s in my head or on the news screen.

My friends losing their

minds or just a bad dream

Some people walk away from the ones they love.

Some people never walk back,

it’s not fair

We slowly kill ourselves, and we don’t even notice.

We don’t even care

And none of your friends come to your shows because they know it’s not worth it,

and it’s sad to even watch you try anymore

I would feel a little better, if I would take my life and give it to you

But I know eventually, that I would snatch it back when you’re not looking

It’s hard to see that I’m a falling leaf, snuffed out by time and disease

The lonely least of these