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There's too much shame in playing the game
I lost my faith in running away
I hear your footsteps gaining the chase
I beg you leave me rotting away.

I started running no intention of running in place
but different carrots look the same on the end of a stick
I keep forgetting to be patient cuz there's no end in sight
I keep mistaking my shoelaces for nooses and knives
knives, I gave them up and somehow I function
but I still wax my legs just to feel something
My will has broken down from stretches of pavement
I can't keep on running like this
It's only a matter of time before my knees buckle out from under me

There's too much pain in playing the game
I lost my faith in running away
I hear your footsteps gaining the chase
I beg you, look away, you can't find me this way.

Only I can save me from myself
and god only knows I've tried
but its safer just to hide my pain in plain sight
crack a smile while I ache to see what death is like
Lonely, I've never felt so cold
and I hate that I can't shake it when you hold me
like a bottle to the faucet of a fountain, trying to fill me up
but I can't help the cracks in my side, no duct tape could ever fix
holy father watch over your daughter
holy water prepare me for the slaughter
make me an offer and I won't refuse.

There's too much shame in playing the game
I lost my faith in running away
I hear your footsteps gaining the chase
I beg you leave me rotting away.

There's too much pain in playing the game
I lost my faith in running away
I hear your footsteps gaining the chase
I beg you, look away

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from MENTHOL, released November 8, 2022

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