One Big Burn

from Noirbox by Denial Waits

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Now listen to me
What do you see when you look at me?
Do you see what you want me to be?
Do you even see anything,
Or do I fade from your mind and your memory?

Tell me

You can be honest with me
I know it hurts sometimes
But sometimes it's easier to lie and pretend
Than try to write these lines with the tip of a pen

I did it again
I stayed up all night
Just to find the right line to write
I can't fight it anymore
Notebook pages scattered on the floor

And what's it all for?
Does anyone understand?
Does anyone really know what I am?
Does anyone really give a damn
About the words that I write
And the person that I am?

Life is just one big burn
Like a sunburn that you earn

Writing words can be harder than you think
My head just ran out of ink
I was trying to decide what to tell, what to hide
Which sides of my life
To reveal in due time

I've got places I keep in the dark
I've got secret pieces and parts
And what they are, I really can't say
If I don't give them a name
Then they just might go away

Life is all make believe
It's just a phony scheme
A screwed up dream that we're livin'
And there's so much that I've given
To people thinking they'd be nice in return
But I had to learn

Life is just one big burn
It's like a sunburn that you earn
It stays with you forever

And what's it all for?
Does anyone understand?
Does anyone really know what I am?
Does anyone really give a damn
About the words that I write
And the person that I am?

Life is just one big burn
Like a sunburn that you earn

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from Noirbox, released July 21, 2021

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Denial Waits Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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discography

Save You

Nov 2022
Ashtray

Jan 2022
Noirbox

Jul 2021
My Dark Road

May 2021
Father/Me: The Remixes

Apr 2021
Father/Me

Feb 2021

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