Unexamined Life
Unexamined Life: Battling Denial and Self-Deception
Lyrics
I’m making out like I’m cool but I’m leaving my intentions wide open
I present a facade of coolness while keeping my intentions ambiguous.
Cuz depression’s a trend and I am leaving all my friends behind
Depression is fashionable, and I'm distancing myself from friends caught in this trend.
How I hope that they’re staring and they’re daring me to come and stay over
I desire attention, hoping others challenge me to join them overnight.
And I’m standing in the doorway that I thought I’d never enter again
I find myself at a threshold I never thought I'd re-enter.
Cuz I’m blind tomorrow, a forgetful freak
I face an uncertain future, marked by forgetfulness and peculiar denials.
A peculiar denial in the words that I don’t… speak
I exhibit denial through unspoken words.
Unexamined, uninspired
I live an unexamined and uninspired life.
Everything that I can take
I accept everything without scrutiny.
Unexamined, no pain required
No pain is necessary for my unexamined existence.
A choice that I refuse to make
I refuse to make the choice to confront pain.
I take whatever’s required to get me through the next complication
I take whatever is necessary to navigate through life's challenges.
I take whatever I can to keep the feeling far away from my mind
I use substances to keep distressing thoughts at bay.
Such an easy escape and now I’m singing through my own self-denial
I escape easily, now confronting my own self-denial through song.
The system is breaking and I feed myself the same empty lines
The system is crumbling, and I repeat empty lines to myself.
Unexamined, uninspired
My life is unexamined and lacks inspiration.
Everything that I can take
I accept everything without scrutiny.
Unexamined, no pain required
No pain is necessary for my unexamined existence.
A choice that I refuse to make
I refuse to make the choice to confront pain.
Unexamined, uninspired
Reiteration of living an unexamined and uninspired life.
Everything that I can take
Reiteration of accepting everything without scrutiny.
Unexamined, no pain required
Reiteration of not requiring pain for my unexamined existence.
A choice that I refuse to make
Reiteration of refusing to confront pain as a choice.
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