THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD

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Prompt / Lyrics
[intro]
A grieving father

A half dead mother

An angry sister

And a son that misses them


[verse1]
Yea, couldn’t sit still
And never listened 
Failing and left with one decision
The world needed saving
So he enlisted  

Always alone loosing passions
Happiness never lasted 
More dark rooms 
More empty bottles than table
Drank so much couldn’t afford cable
Couldn’t steady his life 
Nothing was stable

Foot prints in the carpet, routes carved in this house
Sometimes it’s imagined doused in flames
Turned to ashes turned to just memories 
Wanting to wake up from this bad dream
I just want to get up and leave 

Oh god I want to feel free

What am I meant for 

I can’t keep carrying the weight of the world 

Ooooooh



Slumped over the couch 
So just light the match
Burn it down 
I want to drown 
In the flames
I apologize 
I’m sorry you came

I know it’s a sight 
The smell, the heavy air
Matted hair 
Locked away in my own prison
Just waiting for it to be over 


[chorus]
I’m in a war with myself 
And I’m loosing 
I open my mouth but nothing comes out
The signs are so loud 
That I’m not winning this fight 

In the ever changing climate 
When I try to change it 
One step forward 
Two steps back
What do I lack
Am I that lost 
I can’t get back on track


[verse2]
Oooooh
Just a lonely man 
Trying to curl the weight of the world 




So one last glass
One last time 
Saying I’m fine 
To my family 
Only one knowing I’m lying 
I’m tired and angry 
Confused and lost
Dizzy and in the fog
So I’m not shocked 
When I put that bottle to my head

And 

[SCREAM]
AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHH
[BREAKDOWN]
[LOW BASS GUITAR SOLO]




Body stiff, blood runs cold 
Troubles run away
What did I even say 
Before 
Did I pray 
Or just lay myself down

I wanted to feel the warmth 
A hug I want to be loved 

Before my soul was twirled 
By the weight of the world




[outro]
Ooooooh


A grieving father

A half dead mother

An angry sister

And a son that misses them




Drowned in the chaos 
Lost in the oasis 
Surrounded by unfamiliar places
Filing in the spaces 

Dying in a place 
Where I was forced to adapt 
But I lacked 
I just couldn’t carry 
The weight 
So this is the place I’m buried 
Under the world 

The weight of the world