Faking

A shiver second to a tremor
Consciousness hardly makes it any better
You swing, dash and you swerve
Desperately fighting, rejecting the herd
Stained sheets still reap what you deserve

Split second to refractory change
No receipt for what it is you want to exchange
You scream, rebel and try to file a complaint
In search of something you can never really obtain
Battering day-to-day, walking dry under the rain

So why are you faking
As if you really didn’t know it
Why are you hiding
And do you wanna talk about it
Why are you smothering
When you really should be breathing

Light after day after dark comes the night
You skip it and trick it, you just stay out of sight
But it’s bound to come knocking down your door
Head struck off-guard and down on the floor
Hardly ever what you were hoping for

Moving unnoticed, flyin’ under the radar
As if under the beacon you’ll find your saviour
Running and running out of places to go
Being like everybody else when you know it ain’t so

So why are you faking
As if you really didn’t know it
Why are you hiding
And do you wanna talk about it
Why are you smothering
When you really should be breathing

Split second to refractory change
No receipt for what it is you want to exchange
You scream, rebel and try to file a complaint
In search of something you can never really obtain
Battering day-to-day, walking dry under the rain