BP

SEW THE SEAMS

she was the homecoming, prom queen, couple time pageant winner
Hollywood dreams, anyone could see the passion in her
anyone on God's green earth would've been happy with her
but something snapped with in her

she was carryin the weight of the world tryin to be perfect
over time that weight builds up, now it's a burden
suddenly that weights too much, it starts hurtin
then that weight just can't wait – she's gotta purge it

swears its only one time, promises it won't last
but dammit if it don't feel good to get control back
dammit if it don't beat the hell out of some prozac
but if she looks so good then why's she so sad?

cuz the world eats at her she won't eat back
literally starving for attention but she sees fat
we don't see that, we think she's beautiful
she thinks if she could lose a few we'd love her like they used to do

but we don't know about the hurt in her heart
about spending every day on the verge of a fall
it's like she's livin in the sky but never heard of the stars
like she's fightin for her life but never learned how to spar

we don't know
we can't judge
we're so close
but can't touch
it's just life
it's like that…
…and we don't know about it

[so she looks up in the sky sayin]
the world goes round in circles [it goes round, it goes round]
it all falls square on me [and then it all falls, and then it all falls]
and I try to find some peace of mind
but all I find are broken pieces
and I can't sew the seams

his mama's pride and joy, went to college on a scholarship
god fearin, god bless'em doin what the bible says
stayed away from all the drama and the partying…
…until his world started fallin in
he heard the good die young
never wanted to sin, and then the good died young
first his girl in a car crash, his brother in the war
his father lost his battle with the Devil in His liquid form

now he feels a little scorned, like the world is spittin on'em
everybody near'em's disappearing, God don't listen to him
so he throws a shot back, wishin he could stop that
but misery loves company and he ain't even got that

lookin for comfort at the bottom of the bottle
as if the sorrow wasn't hard enough to swallow
alone his soul burns slow, he wants to let the world know
but they could never understand how much he hurts tho

cuz they don't know about the permanent scars
about praying every day he could return to the start
about livin life like he'd been deserted by God
watchin everybody die just to learn who they are


we don't know
we can't judge
we're so close
but can't touch
it's just life
it's like that…
…and we don't know about it

[so he looks up in the sky sayin]
the world goes round in circles [it goes round, it goes round]
it all falls square on me [and then it all falls, and then it all falls]
and I try to find some peace of mind
but all I find are broken pieces
and I can't sew the seams


I'm hanging by a thread and I want you to know
that I quit caring long ago
and I can't hide behind these walls…
…watch me fall

Good recording. Better live. Even better with a jazz ensemble. 

Best listened to with someone you love.