What was life before the highway?
Before I drove the wrong way home tonight
For the second time
Not on purpose, but because it felt right
A force of habit or lapse in brain
My muscles resigned to motion learned before they were trained
Did I set myself up?
Seduced by the view
Reduced to a life in command and commute
Boxed my belongings but I left all my sh#t
Now I make endless trips back for it
So it only follows
Everything that makes me feel safe is only borrowed
But I’m better today
I have what I sought
And all this good fortune always lead to grim thought
Jesus, it’s almost instant
I turn copper to rot
Did I set myself up?
Seduced by the view
Reduced to a life in command and commute
Over-committed and under the gun
But I stare long at the monarch
Like I think it’s the sun
Turning twisting tangled knots, so why must copper turn to rot?
But comfort can be such a thrill
The privilege of simply sitting still
That’s how I know it’s a new year
That’s how I know it’s a new year
Just talking over the karaoke noise
With the spirits of water and main
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