Nepenthe

This fragile state of mind shall be laid to rest;

Dust to dust, as ash to ash...
All but truth shall pass
All but truth and clarity:
Only these shan't pass

Respite, O, sweet Respite
Deliver from this desperate,
Lachrymose, comatose
Exile, lacking exit

Just Visiting [Lyrical]

[Verse 1]
I've got headaches and split ends
You've got heartbreak; we all just need to make ammends
We've got some stupid fucking problems
But a half a gallon of ice cream can almost solve them

[Pre-chorus]
We've got fourteen dollars and a bottle of pop
Won't get us too far, maybe the Lansdale trainstop
We're looking like one hell of a joke; we're trying every door
But it's okay, 'cause we're just tourists in the eye of the storm

[Chorus 1]
Remember that old A.M. DJ
And casting shadows on the silver screen?
Remember dancing at sunrise on the freeway
And photographing the RAKC scene?
We ran up South Street crying, "Freedom"
And blasting songs by the Kills and Britney Spears
We'll be the ladies starting riots
And wreaking havok at our nursing home in years
And you know that I'll always be there
And I know that you'll always break my fall
Pinky friggen swear

[Verse 2]
So we've got our flaws, but we've got each other
We broke no laws, we just stretched some others
We've got all we need and we need all we can get
And we swore on this, we swore on it
So let's get ready and get set

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus 2]
Remember running from the cops by the thrift store
And mailing packages addressed to ourselves?
Remember getting discharged with a tied score
Of who could fit more supplement on the shelves?
We'd always get caught, get put on SIP
We'd always cry when we just felt all too alive
When we got vitals, you always told me
We'd soon be free for the rest of our lives
And you know that I'll always be there
And I know that you'll always break my fall

[Bridge]
(Instrumental), (Oh, Oh)

[Chorus 3]
Remember bowling with the senior citizens' team
And baking cupcakes for Bonehead's birthday?
Remember hitting up the Wawa with the brah-heims
And trying to reflect every cliche?
They caught us laughing, they caught us crying
They caught us singing all the words we couldn't speak
We said, "It's nothing", but we were lying
They didn't realize that HC wouldn't last just a week

And that's okay, 'cause we're just tourists in the eye of the storm
We'll be alright, 'cause we're just passing through the eyes of the storm

F.H.C. (Last December) [Lyrical]

[Verse 1]
I think about how I spent last December
And it's always on my mind
I'd pace around those white halls with white walls
They were always on my mind
I used to watch the sunrise through dull eyes to make them bright again
It never gave me enough time
I never thought I'd let them hurt me this much
They never gave me enough time

I packed my bags for just a mile away
It broke my heart to think I'd stay
To pray forgotten at their feet
I couldn't bear to hear them say, oh

[Chorus]
"You never even tried to save the life inside you
You never let them see you cry or hold you when it hurt
You always gave in first, but you were selfish, too"
Well let me tell you nothing's changed, and I'm still the same damn girl

[Verse 2]
I've hollowed out every part of me searching
For what I did to bring myself here
I realize this just isn't working
It wasn't me that brought it here
They told me that this is how I'd spend all my years
I told them that I wasn't blind
But if this is how memories feel through eyes in fear
Then I wish that I was blind

They packed my bags for a longer stay
I never guessed that this was how they'd make me pay
I prayed forgotten in the palms of their hands
It tore me up to hear them say, oh

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
They stole from me my sanity
My innocence, they tore from me
I kept time by streetlights
Those dim lights could never guide me
Days passed; I wouldn't last
There was no light as far as I could see
They took from me the one thing I believed:
That this wasn't really me

[Chorus]

I think about the coldest of Decembers
And it never leaves my mind