LYRIC FOR SALE

By No Legs Octopus

VERSE 1
The tether’s heavy, the ways to be
Expectations and responsibilities
Continuous upkeep, endless spinning
Keep the course yet never living

Remember to text every week or so
Do this one thing but that one don’t
Check in, check the box, then the next again
Be a colleague, partner, person, friend

All the needs required of me
To present the self I want perceived
Can’t falter or drop the charade
Don’t skip a beat, make a mistake


CHORUS
Why can’t I self destruct in peace
Get space to myself so I can breathe
Away from all priorities
To lose my mind in fxxxing peace

*Scream singing*
Why can’t I self destruct in peace
Get space to myself so I can scream
All alone in solitary
To lose my mind in fxxxing peace


VERSE 2
It’s so much work to keep that grip
Sometimes it feels so good to let it slip
To release oneself from all life’s holds
Allow myself to break the molds

Wild once again and free
To choose and think of only me
No guilt and no anxiety
When nothing matters, nothings real

I watch my brain as it unravels
Knowing well that I should grab it
But I don't, I let me go
Skipping as my life implodes


CHORUS
Why can’t I self destruct in peace
Get space to myself so I can breathe
Away from all priorities
To lose my mind in fxxxing peace

*Scream singing*
Why can’t I self destruct in peace
Get space to myself so I can scream
All alone in solitary
To lose my mind in fxxxing peace


BRIDGE:
*Literally just screaming*


*Slow down tempo, lower tone, less noise*
VERSE 3
When my senses catch up and tap my shoulder
I’ll turn around and see the smoldering
Ash of bridges that I burned
The mess I made and all the work

Ahead of me to mend the damage
Tend the wounded and abandoned
I’ll grab my shackles left behind
Snap them on, fall back in line

At my own expense again I’ll play
The game of social rules and ways
Put back on each personality
And bear the shame I rightly feel


CHORUS:
Why can’t I self destruct in peace
Get space to myself so I can breathe
Away from all priorities
To lose my mind in fxxxing peace

Why can’t I self destruct in peace
Get space to myself so I can scream
All alone in solitary
To lose my mind in fxxxing peace