Weighted Water

(Verse 1)

Pouring glasses for the ghosts in the roomEveryone's chasing a temporary bloomThey ask me why I’m standing by the edge of the barWatching the ice melt, tracing my scarsThey want the unfiltered version of meBut they couldn't float in that kind of a sea.

(Chorus)

Don't sit down and ask me how I really amThat’s a conversation that you couldn't standI don’t drink because I know the weight of that waterI don’t do drugs, I won't let the smoke make it softerAnd if I’m too kind, it’s a beautiful lie'Cause the anger inside is too potent to buy.

(Verse 2)Somebody strikes up a match for a thrillLooking for truth in a smoke-covered pillBut lies always start where the embers get brightI’d rather stay clear in the cold of the nightYou think it's sweetness that runs through my veinsBut it's just the armor that's holding the chains.

(Verse 3)

I spent years as the punching bag, taking the blowsAbsorbing the impact where nobody knowsJust letting it slide till the bruises ran deepNow I got a ledger that I’m trying to keepIf I take a sip, the stability breaksAnd I’ll do the unthinkable, whatever it takes'Cause drugs slowly tear down the flesh to the boneAnd I’m already fighting this war all alone.

(Chorus)

Don't sit down and ask me how I really amThat’s a conversation that you couldn't standI don’t drink because I know the weight of that waterI don’t do drugs, I won't let the smoke make it softerAnd if I’m too kind, it’s a beautiful lie'Cause the anger inside is too potent to buy.

(Bridge)(Music drops out, just a pulsing bass and a soft Rhodes piano)

If I let the dam break, the city would drownIf I let the fire speak, I’d burn it all downThere's too much to govern, too much to controlSo I lock up the monster that's deep in my soul

(Chorus)

Don't sit down and ask me how I really amThat’s a conversation that you couldn't standI don’t drink because I know the weight of that waterI don’t do drugs, I won't let the smoke make it softerAnd if I’m too kind, it’s a beautiful lie'Cause the anger inside is too potent to buy

(Outro)

Too potent for consumption...So I keep it on the shelf.Just a drop of that water...Would change everything.(Fade out on a single, clean piano chord)