Sprained Ankle
Julien Baker
Wish I could write songs about
Anything other than death
But I can't go to bed
Without drawing the red, shaving off breaths
Each one so heavy, each one so cumbersome
Each one a lead weight
Hanging between my lungs
Spilling my guts
Sweat on a microphone, breaking my voice
Whenever I'm alone with you, can't talk but
"Isn't this weather nice? Are you okay?"
Should I go somewhere else and hide my face?
A sprinter learning to wait
A marathon runner, my ankles are sprained
A marathon runner, my ankles are sprained