Bedford Falls

Knuckle Puck

the cracks in the street outside this house 
are not the only thing that misery surrounds 
i know you hate yourself 
it’s the only common ground that we can depend on 
and it kills me to see your face because you never deserved this
and while I’m dying at this desk, you’re dying in your head 
the life you always dreamt; I’m living it instead 

all the things i thought i earned were never mine all along 
you emptied every pocket to bail me out of bedford falls 
and i owe you everything. my life included. 
for sacrificing happiness while i stay secluded 

i sailed away from you 
on a vessel that i made from all the things you gave to me 
it’s keeping me afloat, but i still worry 
because I’m treading in this sea of doubt in my self consciousness 
and all you want is for me to be happy. 

all the things i thought i earned were never mine all along 
you emptied every pocket to bail me out of bedford falls 
and i owe you everything. my life included. 
for sacrificing happiness while i stay secluded. 

fucked and complacent 
condemned to my basement 
get lost in these tracks while you’re lost on that bridge where you stand. 

there’s nothing but guilt left inside. 
you go home and sit alone every night. 
it never seemed fair to me. 
i’d be nothing without you. 

i’d break through the ice and i’d drown in my self-centered abyss. 
and i’d never have a home without cutting down your branches.