The Way
Echoes of Desolation: After School Care's Emotional Odyssey
Lyrics
And if I beg for a minute of your time
Expressing a desire for a brief moment of attention or connection
Would that satisfy your giant ego
Questioning if satisfying someone's ego requires such a request
And if I said that you're stuck in your mind
Suggesting that someone is trapped or overthinking
Could we clarify just how far we go
Seeking clarity on the extent of the relationship or connection
Sleeping is my everything and when I am depressed
Emphasizing the significance of sleep during times of distress
I dreamt about a better life and woke up in my bed
Dreaming of a better life but waking up to reality
Sleeping is my everything and now I must confess
Reiterating the importance of sleep during emotional struggles
There's nothing more that I would like than caring even less
Expressing a desire for apathy or indifference
You don't have to stick around
Giving someone the option to leave or not stay
No one ever does
Highlighting the transient nature of people's presence
I'll try not to drag you down
Committing to not bringing others down
Just don't set me up
Requesting not to be manipulated or deceived
Set me up, set me
Repetition of the plea not to be manipulated
And if I beg, sit at your feet
Symbolic gesture of submission or humility
Would come back, would you come back for me
Questioning if someone would return after such a plea
Dreaming isn't everything but it gets you through the rest
Reflecting on the role of dreams in coping with challenges
I slept with you a thousand times and woke up in my bed
Repeating the theme of dreaming and waking up alone
Dreaming is the bridge between the days of emptiness
Emphasizing the role of dreams as a bridge in a void
Sleeping is my everything when I am depressed
Reiterating the significance of sleep during depression
You don't have to stick around
Restating the option for someone to leave without obligation
No one ever does
Observing the commonality of people not staying
I'll try not to drag you down
Committing to not being a burden
Just don't set me up
Reiterating the plea not to be manipulated or deceived
Set me up, set me up
Repetition of the plea not to be set up or misled
And I'm the loser wishing someone here would care about me
Expressing a sense of being neglected and wanting care
And I'm the loser wishing bad things on all those around me
Admitting to negative thoughts about others in moments of despair
I spend my worst days thinking I'm the thing that's turned out rotten
Reflecting on self-perceived flaws and negativity
I spend my birthdays hoping they don't realize they've forgotten
Expressing a fear of being forgotten, especially on birthdays
I fuck up, you fuck off
Acknowledging personal mistakes and the subsequent distancing
You don't have to stick around
Reiterating the option for someone to leave without obligation
I fuck up and you fuck off
Repeating the acknowledgment of personal mistakes and distancing
No one ever does
Observing the commonality of people not staying
I'll try not to drag you down
Committing to not being a burden
Just don't set me up
Reiterating the plea not to be manipulated or deceived
Set me up, set me
Repetition of the plea not to be set up or misled
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