The Riot Act
Digging Deep: The Emotional Journey in Concrete Club's 'The Riot Act'
Lyrics
10am goes by
Time passing, feeling mentally exhausted
And my head is fried
Feeling mentally drained due to past mistakes
From all the bad decisions that came before
Regret from previous poor choices
I can only try
Attempting to improve despite difficulties
I'm an honest guy
Claiming honesty despite drifting away from integrity
Who's slowly drifting further from the shore
Slowly moving away from stability or certainty
But I will keep on digging this hole that I will live inside for now
Persisting in self-destructive behavior or situation
Keep on digging till I can't go on
Continuing despite reaching a breaking point
And every day remains the same until I've lost my mind
Stuck in a repetitive cycle leading to mental instability
Every day plays out in time
Days passing routinely without change
I messed up now you've packed up all my stuff and there's nothing to be done when you're sat there reading me the riot act
Acknowledging causing trouble, facing consequences
Reading me the riot act
Receiving strong reprimand or criticism
I act dumb when your minds already swung with your trigger for a tongue and you're sat there reading me the riot act
Denying understanding despite clear communication
Reading me the riot act
Continuing to face reprimand or criticism
And telling me the things I lack inside
Being told about personal deficiencies
Telling me the things I lack inside
Reiterating personal shortcomings
As you do
An observation of the other's behavior
You act so unkind
Not showing kindness, playing mind games
Playing with my mind
Messing with emotions, highlighting failures
And listing all the reasons why I fall
Listing reasons for perceived failures
If I could only find
Desire to rectify the situation if possible
The words to make it fine
Searching for words to reconcile and fix issues
Then I would save myself and fix it all
Wishing to save oneself from the situation
But I will keep on digging this hole that I will live inside for now
Continuing in a self-destructive pattern
Keep on digging till I can't go on
Persevering despite reaching limits
And every day remains the same until I've lost my mind
Days passing in a detrimental pattern
Every day plays out in time
Days unfolding predictably without change
I messed up now you've packed up all my stuff and there's nothing to be done when you're sat there reading me the riot act
Realizing causing trouble and its consequences
Reading me the riot act
Repeatedly receiving strong reprimand or criticism
I act dumb when your minds already swung with your trigger for a tongue and you're sat there reading me the riot act
Acting ignorant despite clear communication
Reading me the riot act
Continuing to face reprimand or criticism
And telling me the things I lack inside
Being informed about personal deficiencies
Telling me the things I lack inside
Reiterating personal shortcomings
As you do
Observation of unkind behavior
I messed up now you've packed up all my stuff and there's nothing to be done when you're sat there reading me the riot act
Realizing causing trouble and its consequences
Reading me the riot act
Repeatedly facing strong reprimand or criticism
I act dumb when your minds already swung with your trigger for a tongue and you're sat there reading me the riot act
Acting ignorant despite clear communication
Reading me the riot act
Continuing to face reprimand or criticism
And telling me the things I lack inside
Being informed about personal deficiencies
Telling me the things I lack inside
Reiterating personal shortcomings
Telling me the things I lack inside
Receiving repeated reminders of personal lacks
Telling me all the things that I don't have
Being reminded of perceived deficiencies
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