Fighting Myself
Inner Struggles Unveiled: Descendents' 'Fighting Myself' Journey
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On the run since before ever after
Constantly on the move since before any defining moment
Standard family disaster
A typical situation of family problems
Lovers, brothers, other bastards
Various relationships, including romantic, sibling, and others, including unpleasant individuals
Told me where to go
Received advice on where to go
I shook my lumps, then took off running
Responded to criticism and left swiftly
Short on wisdom, wits, or cunning
Lacking in intelligence, wit, or cleverness
One for all, but all for nothing
Everyone for one cause, but ultimately pointless
Into the unknown
Heading into an uncertain situation
There's no point to waste the blame
No reason to assign fault
I've never been strictly speaking sane
Never completely mentally stable
I should have known fresh dirt won't wash old stains away
Realized that new experiences won't erase old problems
I tried to drown your memory
Attempted to forget about a past relationship
It learned to swim and clung to me
The memories persisted and were hard to shake off
Kissed my cheek sadistically
Seemingly the memories mocked or tormented
And dragged me down below
Those memories dragged the person down emotionally
There's no point to waste the blame
No use in assigning blame
I've never been strictly speaking sane
Consistently not entirely mentally stable
I should have known fresh dirt won't wash old stains away
Realized that new experiences won't erase old problems
I was so angry then, in psychic self-defense
Once felt very angry, using mental defenses
Wasting energy, fighting something I couldn't see...
Wasted effort fighting an invisible opponent
Just fightin' myself
Battling against oneself
I know time unfolds and then it tangles
Understanding that time complicates situations
Strings attached and feelings mangled
Emotional connections come with complications
Some threads are severed, some still dangle
Some relationships end, some linger, some fade away
Some just drift away
Relationships can dissolve
There's no point to waste the blame
No reason to assign fault
I've never been strictly speaking sane
Never entirely mentally stable
I should have known fresh dirt won't wash old stains away
Realized that new experiences won't erase old problems
The last thing I tried to do was end up hurting you
Unintentionally caused harm
I found my enemy staring back from the mirror at me
Recognized the true adversary within oneself
I've been fightin' myself
Fighting against one's own inner conflicts
Fightin' myself
Continuously battling against oneself
There's nobody in the ring but me
Engaging in a personal struggle alone
I broke some things I know just can't be fixed
Caused irreversible damage
While I fought for what I wanted more than anything
While striving for a desired goal, caused unintended consequences
You stuck around for kicks
Someone remained around for amusement
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