Deus ex machina

I've never been very good at writing "smart" or metaphorical lyrics, but I thought I'd give it a go.

Deus ex machina

Giving away today for a better tomorrow.
Wasting time as the minutes and hours slip by, and by, and by.
I thought you had more in you than that.
When did you start living your life searching for a plot device?

Someone’s having an existential call the crisis line.
The words aren’t even forced, they just fall poorly in my mind.
There’s nothing to win by being artificial.
So why are you still waiting in line to collect your prize?
Have you found it yet? I’ve heard it must be nearby.

Pain isn’t good just because you can feel it.
Although there hasn’t been an opportunity for other emotions these days.
You’ve landed yourself beyond my reach.
Quicksand stuck in being and nothing games.

Someone’s having an existential call the crisis line.
The words aren’t even forced, they just fall poorly in my mind.
There’s nothing to win by being artificial.
So why are you still waiting in line to collect your prize?
Have you found it yet? I’ve heard it must be nearby.

The critics you try to please will always want more.
No one can step in to fix this web you’ve weaved.
The cardboard you is looking weathered from pride.
While you’re still searching for the trap door.
Hoping the answer is on the other side.

"You Know Me" - Another song interruption

You Know Me

In ten years from now would you break me if given the chance?
Words are just words but they can bruise and burn.
Could you ever change from being so casually cool?
So tired of leaving apologies for caring too much at your door. It's your turn.

Your old regrets will be left on replay.
I'm not a masochist for the cause.
Whose cause is it anyway?
All of those times I cried, I won't blame myself for.
But you know me.
You know me.
You know me, I'll be ok.

The poison words on your lips have left me worn.
I'll admit that I thought the thoughts you couldn't live up to.
Who protests to fix a statue that's already been broken?
When no one understands, err with caution, the calm can disappear on cue.

Your old regrets will be left on replay.
I'm not a masochist for the cause.
Whose cause is it anyway?
All of those times I cried, I won't blame myself for.
But you know me.
You know me.
You know me, I'll be ok.

You can change yourself all you want.
It doesn't make the past less real.
Your numb to everyone around,
but I know that you still feel.

Your old regrets will be left on replay.
I'm not a masochist for the cause.
Whose cause is it anyway?
All of those times I cried, I won't blame myself for.
But you know me.
You know me.
You know me, I'll be ok.

You know me.
You know me,
I know I'll be ok.

You know me.
You know me.
You know me.
You don't know me at all.