[Verse 1]
Nothing is like before
I watch the price tags climb
Everything gets cut thin
Right down to a line
I keep my hands in my pockets
Trying to stay composed
But the room feels smaller
With every door closed
[Pre-Chorus]
Nothing is the best
That’s what I tell myself
A little lie in the mirror
A little help for my health
[Chorus]
Nothing is like before
Everything is sold by the gram
Nothing is like before
Everything is sold by the gram
I’m just comforting myself
I’m just comforting myself
Only sadness is free
Only sadness is free
(nothing is like before)
(sold by the gram)
[Verse 2]
The table’s full of numbers
But nobody gets fed
Smiles come with a payment
And regret comes in red
I trade my sleep for silence
I trade my words for air
Then I count my losses
Like they might still care
[Pre-Chorus]
Nothing is the best
That’s what I tell myself
A little lie in the mirror
A little help for my health
[Chorus]
Nothing is like before
Everything is sold by the gram
Nothing is like before
Everything is sold by the gram
I’m just comforting myself
I’m just comforting myself
Only sadness is free
Only sadness is free
(nothing is like before)
(sold by the gram)
[Bridge]
If I say it enough
Maybe I won’t break
Maybe I can hold on
To the last small shape
But the hands on my ceiling
Keep pointing at the truth
What you can’t afford
Will come back for you
[Final Chorus]
Nothing is like before
Everything is sold by the gram
Nothing is like before
Everything is sold by the gram
I’m just comforting myself
I’m just comforting myself
Only sadness is free
Only sadness is free
Nothing is like before
Everything is sold by the gram
(Solo)
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