Welcome into the primeval: inhospitable terrain. Drag yourself up from the water, burn your skin with acid rain. Let your legs grow underneath you; they will take you where you need. Some of you divide and conquer, others wither and recede. Let millennia fly by and then we’ll see what you’ve become. Mother nature suddenly stares down the barrel of your gun. Though she tries to be defensive, maybe it’s best to attack, All because you took advantage of a world that loved you back. All because you took advantage of a world that loved you back.

Coming to the edge of seventeen Not a breath of air left to be breathed Taken for two weeks to get some sleep My voice is tired, I cannot find the energy to speak Coming to the edge of suicide But not just yet, cos there’s too much to try Sampling dealers hands just for a muse A cigarette could sure exacerbate these blues And what you think about instead Belongs nowhere but in your head And can you rest so well-assured That you will never get so bored Of all the questions? Asking, Who, what, where, when, why, how are you? Coming to the edge of twenty-one Still worry bout the people and their guns Coming off it, cos it’s a little bit down Come off a couple in the dark, we’ll find our own way down Traded in the forest for the streets We never have to worry bout police (Never have to worry bout police) At twenty-two you’re testing out A time machine to bring you back To youth with new perspective Teaching truths is your directive, so it seems What happens to us when we’re dead (What happens to us when we’re, what happens to us when we’re dead) Is not something that must be said (It’s not something that must be, it’s not something that must be said) But can we rest so self-assured That we will never get so bored Of all the questions? asking Who, what, where, when, why, how are you now? What happens to us when we’re dead (What happens to us when we’re, what happens to us when we’re dead) Is not something that must be said (It’s not something that must be, it’s not something that must be said) But can we rest so self-assured That we will never get so bored Of all the questions? asking Who, what, where, when, why, how are you now?

Still alive in the summertime Trying hard not to fantasize There’s no reason behind the rhyme Blinking hard now through different eyes But I feel like I’m doing fine Now I’m starting to realize Uh, oh Something of an epiphany There’s a shift in the atmosphere Living only for you to see Saving face ‘til the coast is clear I can’t tell if it’s really me A different face or a different mirror Mirror or mirage All I see is the façade Broken glass or broken barriers Walls ten feet tall We used to be on the same page All your words are seeded in deception Used to be headed the same way Now we step in opposite directions Bags packed by the door Switchin’ up the code up so much I don’t even know what game we’re playing anymore I work way too hard Just to end up making loving you a chore How’d I end up on the floor? I don’t think I want this anymore I don’t think I want this anymore! All this codeswitching’s got my head spinning, Got my tongue twisting, don’t know where to go from here I’m trying and I ain’t lying but the well’s drying up You’re moving on and you’re grooving And I’m just losing sight of how we got to here Codeswitching’s got my head aching Got my bones shaking and it’s got my heart breaking Disregard anything I knew Another pawn in another game Any mask I could wear for you Any part you want me to play Makes it harder to see the view Shadows cast over yesterday Uh, oh Mirror or mirage All I see is the façade Broken glass or broken barriers Walls ten feet tall We used to be on the same page All your words are seeded in deception Used to be headed the same way Now we step in opposite directions Bags packed by the door Switchin’ up the code up so much I don’t even know what game we’re playing anymore I work way too hard Just to end up making loving you a chore How’d I end up on the floor? I don’t think I want this anymore I don’t think I want this anymore! All this codeswitching’s got my head spinning, Got my tongue twisting, don’t know where to go from here I’m trying and I ain’t lying but the well’s drying up You’re moving on and you’re grooving And I’m just losing sight of how we got to here Codeswitching’s got my head aching Got my bones shaking and it’s got my heart breaking Who talk first? You gonna talk first? Or I’m gonna talk first? I’m not sure that anything can be said That’s not gonna end up without feelings hurt You so cold all my friends call you Frozone Why you still wanna go through my old phone? I can’t focus when you don’t got clothes on Smoke and mirrors gonna mess up the ozone Knew I wasn’t ever good at chess Girl, you know just how to push my buttons Then, when I got really good at chess We end up playing checkers all of a sudden Would dream about waking up with you right here Every day would be a blessing Now I only see you in my nightmares Think it’s safe to say I’m stressing Mirror or mirage All I see is the façade Broken glass or broken barriers Walls ten feet tall We used to be on the same page All your words are seeded in deception Used to be headed the same way Now we step in opposite directions Bags packed by the door Switchin’ up the code up so much I don’t even know what game we’re playing anymore How’d I end up on the floor? I work way too hard Just to end up making loving you a chore I don’t think I want this anymore I don’t think I want this anymore! All this codeswitching’s got my head spinning, Got my tongue twisting, don’t know where to go from here I’m trying and I ain’t lying but the well’s drying up You’re moving on and you’re grooving And I’m just losing sight of how we got to here Codeswitching’s got my head aching Got my bones shaking and it’s got my heart breaking Still alive in the summertime I don’t know that I’m doing fine Every time that you cross my mind Shivers run up and down my spine Who are you and who am I? And should we say goodbye? Uh, oh

Watch you walk away Step into the fire Not another word No more holding back Seasonal sedation (or lack thereof) Crying out in tongues (for god above) Like a suckerpunch Stealing air from... You left us all behind Will I make the same mistake tonight? I will find exactly where you went When you left, and left me all al— Cringe continuations (“Slow down, we can’t understand you”) Fringe theories of mine (“Old friend, you must understand, you—“) Closing up the wounds you left (“Is this what you’ve been doing?”) One thread at a time (“This just could not have been planned”) Some catastrophe… (...s are more fun than others) This turned out to be (Both of our undoings, lover) Like a suckerpunch (Anticatharsis) Stealing air from… You left us all behind Will I make the same mistake tonight? I will find exactly where you went When you left, and left me all alone

Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Someone told me you had gone and found somebody new (Hey, hey) Yeah they told me, I only wish I heard it from you (Hey, hey) Sleepless nights, I’m haunted by the words you never meant (Hey, hey) But you burned your bridge, so there’s no way I’m running back again This is how it ends Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Suddenly you’re westward bound, but the sound of your voice lingers in my stereo (Hey, hey) Pretty portraits of mistakes that I immortalized to play on the radio What you did to me I would’ve never done to you (Hey, Hey) Lovers born of circumstance are dancing now, away from there, with someone new And God, I wish it wasn’t true Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Set it all ablaze, should’ve known that Nothing gold can stay, as long as spring is still in bloom Throw it all away, now you know that I have Nothing left to say as long as you are in the room All the things we planned, I just cannot believe it now Your show’s over, curtains close, come on and take your bow Show everybody how you let it all crash down over… Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh (Set it all ablaze, should’ve known that Nothing gold can stay, as long as spring is still in bloom Throw it all away, now you know that I have Nothing left to say as long as you are in the room)

I’m just tryna be, just tryna be, just tryna be I’m just tryna keep on tryna keep on tryna keep (Just a little bitta) I’m just tryna be, just tryna be, just tryna be I’m just tryna keep on tryna keep on tryna, oh! (Just a little bitta) I’m just tryna be, just tryna be, just tryna be I’m just tryna keep on tryna keep on tryna keep (Just a little bitta) I’m just tryna be, just tryna be, just tryna be I’m just tryna keep on tryna keep on tryna, oh!

Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Someone told me you had gone and found somebody new (Hey, hey) Yeah they told me, I only wish I heard it from you (Hey, hey) Sleepless nights, I’m haunted by the words you never meant (Hey, hey) But you burned your bridge, so there’s no way I’m running back again This is how it ends Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Suddenly you’re westward bound, but the sound of your voice lingers in my stereo (Hey, hey) Pretty portraits of mistakes that I immortalized to play on the radio What you did to me I would’ve never done to you (Hey, Hey) Lovers born of circumstance are dancing now, away from there, with someone new And God, I wish it wasn’t true Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Set it all ablaze, should’ve known that Nothing gold can stay, as long as spring is still in bloom Throw it all away, now you know that I have Nothing left to say as long as you are in the room All the things we planned, I just cannot believe it now Your show’s over, curtains close, come on and take your bow Show everybody how you let it all crash down over… Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh Someone, suddenly, oh (Set it all ablaze, should’ve known that Nothing gold can stay, as long as spring is still in bloom Throw it all away, now you know that I have Nothing left to say as long as you are in the room)