Sort of a continuation from the previous song about mental health/illness, and dealing with agoraphobia and social anxiety.
Story behind the song
Yet another song about mental issues, specifically agoraphobia and social anxiety. Musically it was deliberately written very simply. Over the summer I was in kind of a writing slump, not being happy with anything I was writing/recording. So I kept this one very simple and just wrote about the first thing that came to mind. I looked at the soundproofing on the four walls of my home studio and they kind of reminded me of being in a padded cell.
Lyrics
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before
Or smile and tell me that it’s okay
I fell to pieces walking out that door
And it happens again day after day after day
Just staring at these four walls around me
Thinking they’re either a womb or a cage
Scratches on the walls from a cat who’s got to be free
Feelings don’t change from either wisdom or age
Yeah it sound just like that song
I played for you a long time ago
Yeah you can tell me I’m wrong
But that doesn’t mean it has to be so
Just staring at these four walls around me
Thinking they’re either a womb or a cage
Scratches on the walls from a cat who’s got to be free
Feelings don’t change from either wisdom or age
The clock on the wall is upside down
So I start my day exhausted and tired
If I could just turn it around
I might be called someone who really tried
Glaring at these people around me
If I look mad enough they’ll just leave me alone
Scratches on my face to find the real me
Because I often feel like my very own clone
So stop me if you have heard enough
I can be many thing but never dull
It’s time for the freak show and all that weird stuff
I like to pile on whenever there’s a lull
Glaring at these people around me
If I look mad enough they’ll just leave me alone
Scratches on my face to find the real me
Because I often feel like my very own clone
The clock on the wall is upside down
So I start my day exhausted and tired
If I could just turn it around
I might be called someone who really tried