My Own Devices

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It's day fourteen up in my head
I've spent the last two weeks under the bedspread
(You're wasting your)
Time moves fast in a panic attack
And I'm trying hard to hold it back

My eyes are losing focus and receding
From a tall stack of books I should be reading
(You don't have a)
Spines don't bend in the digital age
And it's difficult to turn a page

I had a great idea but I'm
(Too tired to write it down)
I tried to start a blog but I
(Don't know what I'm talking about)
I'm in a crisis
Left to my own devices

I've got a red stamp letter from the postman
I've got a few of them but none of them are open
(It's probably a)
Fines accrue when you ignore all your bills
And they're sitting on the windowsill

My muscle's atrophying by the hour
And my back's curving like a wilted flower
(You're way out of)
Lines get drawn 'round my body with chalk
As I struggle to get up and walk

I had a great idea but I'm
(Too tired to write it down)
I tried to start a blog but I
(Don't know what I'm talking about)
I'm in a crisis
Left to my own devices

So give my some clear instructions
Remove all my interruptions
I need the perfect conditions to be in place
Without supervision I'll fall on my face

I try to play guitar but my
(Hand's moving like a sloth)
I tried to write this song but I
(Don't know how to finish it off)
I'm in a crisis...
I'm in a crisis
Left to my own devices

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from The Protection, released March 2, 2018

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