the fine line

lyrics

i don’t wanna hear
“what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”
‘cause i’ve found
what doesn’t kill you makes you stranger

but i’m held captive by my desire
to turn this into something “productive”
it will never go away
but over time it might fade

so hit the lights, and let me perform
my “redemption”, my “getting better”
watch me clutch and scrape
to find anything positive to say right now

stone cold, face it down
in the early hours
stone cold sober
rattling breaths in hospital beds

doing handstands on the fine line
between self care and self destruction
but it’s what i need right now
and i’ll put myself back together when i’m done

hit the lights, and let me perform
my “redemption”, my “getting better”
watch me grit my teeth and smile
even when i’m sinking

hear me sing, hear me cry
hear me break, hear me scream
watch me come apart at the seams
as i cross the fine line

so hit the lights, and let me perform
my “redemption”, my “getting better”
watch it get a little too real
and i pretend it never happened

personnel

Will Walton – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesisers

-additional musicians-
Jennifer Walinetski – drums

produced, engineered, mixed, & mastered by Will Walton at the Lavender House
drum engineering by Jennifer Walinetski