Bug Song

[Intro]

Now I’m awake

And my sheets are drenched

It is 4 AM

And my teeth are clenched

[Verse 1]

Wind chimes and rain

Wash over my brain

For once it feels like my mind is made

So I count my breaths

All the way up to ten

I let go of every muscle in my body

But still I feel so tense

Wind chimes and rain

Wash over my brain

For once it feels like my mind is made

[Refrain]

I wanna be like the thing that I hate

One hundred legs patiently lying in wait

The predator unconcerned by his prey

He hasn’t moved in a couple days

[Verse 2]

I am the cockroach hissing alone

Another panicked and twitching drone

Helpless and purposeless, writhing around

Can’t even get my fucking feet on the ground

I’m the cicada who is screaming for help

I am the yellow jacket stinging himself

I am the bedbug bleeding the world dry

I am the ant laboring till I die

[Refrain]

I wanna be like the thing that I hate

One hundred legs patiently lying in wait

The predator unconcerned by his prey

Down in the corner of my practice space