Empty Paper Bag

from Insane Things by Sleuth Dogs

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I can hear you from the hall
I can feel you through the walls
Wouldn’t claim to know it all
I don’t have the wherewithal

So I try to avoid a fight
Though i don’t really have the right
I only know it in hindsight
But you aren’t speaking to me
I’ll just have to leave things be

We both know that I need an overhaul
I fear if you knock down my frozen wall
You’ll truly see me and
walk out the door saying nothing at all

Before you were in my life
There was no inner light
Not one that I could find
It needed a spark to ignite

There is life within me found
This is why I need you around
You’re my feet on solid ground
But once you’re out of reach
I’m an empty paper bag on the beach

We both know that I need an overhaul
I fear if you knock down my frozen wall
You’ll truly see me and
walk out the door saying nothing at all

I never thought you’d love
I never thought you’d love
I never thought you’d love

I always thought you’d run
I always thought you’d run
I always thought you’d run

We both know that I need an overhaul
I fear if you knock down my frozen wall
You’ll truly see me and
walk out the door saying nothing at all

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from Insane Things, released May 30, 2023

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