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well, I’m throwing both my hands in the air
and I’m wondering what I’m still doing here
stuck in this place like quicksand with a handful of nothing, sinking straight into nowhere — just trying to get somewhere
the world keeps spinning around in my head
I feel drunk before I get out of bed
stand up and I just fall down on the floor
not sure that I’ll get up anymore
I need the ancestors to whisper louder — holding me up tonight
while I’m reaching for the other side of this sky
there’s still this fire inside like a natural mystic
others try to put it out — they get burned fingertips
still, I don’t know if it’s left or it’s right
too much energy drained from all of the fights
see, the light keeps fading out with each flicker
a breakthrough couldn’t come any quicker
I’m just holding onto the thinnest of thread
and beneath me bloodied mouths chew at my legs
trying so hard — but I’m in need of a sign
‘Dear Universe, show me if I’m just wasting my time’
let there be an answer by the morning in the palm of my hand
let it speak with words that I understand
because, I’m stuck in this place like quicksand, with a handful of nothing sinking straight into nowhere — just trying to get somewhere
