Ian Is A Mess

from Impermanence by Coloring Book

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lyrics

Death is a scream underwater
Trapped in this scene for a lover
Save yourself, from yourself

Death is a scream underwater
Lies intervene through the sorrow
Blame yourself

Justify grips on each other
Trapped in this scene for a lover
Name yourself, tame yourself

Death is a scream underwater
Death is a scream underwater
Blame yourself

He said the line between life and death is blurred
He said, you’d better run
For danger lies beneath the soil
And it is coming for you

Try to float above water but you’re drowning instead
Try to save yourself but you are wasting away
Hold your delusions close before they unfold
In time, you will see this through

I wanted you (x4)
I wanted you to wait by my bedside
Wanted to shred any dignity I had left
But your face says I am worth it
And I never should have doubted this truth

Tell me how to help you, I will
Tell me how to save you, I’ll try my best
Tell me how to be there, I will
Tell me how to help you, I’ll try my best

And when you’re gone, this sea of wasted faces
Look to yourself, your dreams have faded
Look to this song, fears impermanence lie
Speak to yourself but you are far, far away

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from Impermanence, released November 27, 2019

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A defunct prog rock band from the SF Bay Area
2017-2019

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