adhd
(Record scratch... slow beat drops) Verse 1 Mind’s a crowded subway, twelve tracks all at once ADHD the conductor, schizophrenia the stunts Voices in the lobby, they be asking for a front I hand 'em all a smile, say "I'm cool," that's the hunt Clock ticks backwards, seconds stretch like taffy pull Depression in the basement, got my chest plate full Of lead and dread and things I shouldn't have said Instead, I paint a face on, nail it to my head Chorus They see the sun, I see the static Fine on the tongue, but the truth is drastic I'm a puppet show with a broken attic Say "I'm okay" — that's the hypnotic Tap the glass, watch the goldfish panic Drowning slow, but the wave's volcanic Everybody claps, thinks the tune is magic But the lyric is a lie — and the lie's fantastic Verse 2 Schizophrenia shuffles like a deck of cracked kings One says "jump," other says "you got wings" Third one's taking bets on which rope finally clings ADHD just spinning all the strings Can't finish a thought, start a war, end a sigh Start a chore, watch it die, start a cry, then I dry Eyes like a desert, but the wells are full Every tear I don't spill is a stone I pull Up the hill, Sisyphus in sneakers Preacher to the pews, but I don't believe the speakers When I say "I'm good," that's a hook with a feeder Catch me in the mirror — that's a ghost, not a keeper Chorus They see the sun, I see the static Fine on the tongue, but the truth is drastic I'm a puppet show with a broken attic Say "I'm okay" — that's the hypnotic Tap the glass, watch the goldfish panic Drowning slow, but the wave's volcanic Everybody claps, thinks the tune is magic But the lyric is a lie — and the lie's fantastic Bridge (tempo slows, beat gets hollow) What if I told 'em the meds are a maze? What if I folded and showed 'em the blaze? What if the smoke was the only thing holding my bones in phase? They'd call it a phase I call it a cage With a stage And a mic And a rage That I pace Every night 'Til the page looks like a grave I didn't write Verse 3 So I rap like a seizure, syncopated seizure Happy on the surface, but the verse is a teaser ADHD's a tiger, schizophrenia's a mirror Depression's the warden — and I'm getting nearer To the edge where the ledge meets the ledge of the ledge Every step is a pledge that I'll stay on the edge But I won't, not today, not with this pen in my hand 'Cause the pen is the only one that understands That "okay" is a language I learned how to speak But inside, I'm a leak In a ship, in the deep And the sharks hum along to the beat Sweet. Outro (beat fades, echo) I'm fine... (whisper) liar I'm fine... fire I'm fine... tired I'm fine... (expire) But the rhyme keeps going Wind keeps blowing And nobody knows 'Cause nobody's supposed to. Tick. Tock. Show's over. (heart monitor flatline... then a single clap)
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(Record scratch... slow beat drops) Verse 1 Mind’s a crowded subway, twelve tracks all at once ADHD the conductor, schizophrenia the stunts Voices in the lobby, they be asking for a front I hand 'em all a smile, say "I'm cool," that's the hunt Clock ticks backwards, seconds stretch like taffy pull Depression in the basement, got my chest plate full Of lead and dread and things I shouldn't have said Instead, I paint a face on, nail it to my head Chorus They see the sun, I see the static Fine on the tongue, but the truth is drastic I'm a puppet show with a broken attic Say "I'm okay" — that's the hypnotic Tap the glass, watch the goldfish panic Drowning slow, but the wave's volcanic Everybody claps, thinks the tune is magic But the lyric is a lie — and the lie's fantastic Verse 2 Schizophrenia shuffles like a deck of cracked kings One says "jump," other says "you got wings" Third one's taking bets on which rope finally clings ADHD just spinning all the strings Can't finish a thought, start a war, end a sigh Start a chore, watch it die, start a cry, then I dry Eyes like a desert, but the wells are full Every tear I don't spill is a stone I pull Up the hill, Sisyphus in sneakers Preacher to the pews, but I don't believe the speakers When I say "I'm good," that's a hook with a feeder Catch me in the mirror — that's a ghost, not a keeper Chorus They see the sun, I see the static Fine on the tongue, but the truth is drastic I'm a puppet show with a broken attic Say "I'm okay" — that's the hypnotic Tap the glass, watch the goldfish panic Drowning slow, but the wave's volcanic Everybody claps, thinks the tune is magic But the lyric is a lie — and the lie's fantastic Bridge (tempo slows, beat gets hollow) What if I told 'em the meds are a maze? What if I folded and showed 'em the blaze? What if the smoke was the only thing holding my bones in phase? They'd call it a phase I call it a cage With a stage And a mic And a rage That I pace Every night 'Til the page looks like a grave I didn't write Verse 3 So I rap like a seizure, syncopated seizure Happy on the surface, but the verse is a teaser ADHD's a tiger, schizophrenia's a mirror Depression's the warden — and I'm getting nearer To the edge where the ledge meets the ledge of the ledge Every step is a pledge that I'll stay on the edge But I won't, not today, not with this pen in my hand 'Cause the pen is the only one that understands That "okay" is a language I learned how to speak But inside, I'm a leak In a ship, in the deep And the sharks hum along to the beat Sweet. Outro (beat fades, echo) I'm fine... (whisper) liar I'm fine... fire I'm fine... tired I'm fine... (expire) But the rhyme keeps going Wind keeps blowing And nobody knows 'Cause nobody's supposed to. Tick. Tock. Show's over. (heart monitor flatline... then a single clap)
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