I love life but not living
Fresh out of childhoods womb
I am quickly sumbmerged by doom
I want to choose living, not life,
and I don't mean I want to slit my wrists with a knife
Working a 9-5 job is a terrifying reality
and the thought of it is taking control of my sanity
I have no idea what to do
Do I sit here, and think this through?
I choose not to keep up with the latest trends
and settle for temporary friends
I don't want my brain to grow mold
by the faulty truths we are being sold
So,what the fuck do I do?
Should I just be through?
Do I buy into the faulty truths being sold
and mask my brain with mold?
Do I conform to the trendiest trends
and label strangers as my friends?
Do I accept the 9-5 reality
and wave goodbye to my sanity?
Maybe I shouldn't choose living or life
and maybe I should slit both my wrists with a knife
I want to crawl back into the universe's womb
and avoid this godforsaken doom.
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