The Middle

[Verse 1] I wasn't higher than I was supposed to be But the walls froze through then they shattered I'm partially peaceful sitting in an empty room While the lights outside never mattered [Chorus] There's a bitter pill on the other side Smoky shaded space in a double-wide We could come to the middle Let it all pass through [Verse 2] I'm a pretender It's like being in the morning sun All the lies I live make me wonder I had a bottle Filled it with the only one That could turn my nights into thunder [Chorus] How I wish it could be another way And I wouldn't stumble and go away Yeah, it makes you cry just a little If it does us any good I cannot see it [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] And I am shaping a madness Then it seems to mirror me While the world spins faster than ever And they say it's burning All the things you need to say You better get out now while you're limber [Chorus] Morning never cuts like I want it to There's a canyon in between me and you And I would bleed just a little And never be the same [Verse 4] Why am I so tired when all I do is sleep? Is it the same dream that I keep having? You were there with me lying in a naked seat But there was ample shelter and padding [Chorus] But the wind whispers in a darkened street Selling simple warnings to you and me Yeah, it makes me die just a little A little every day [Instrumental Outro]