Hooked Up
I am floating, I don't know who you are
But the light is so warm
And you stand at a distance
Surprised to see a stranger
Holding a hand out for you
You were a shadow in the summer
When the sun was baring down on me
I heard you singing in the air
With steam in your lungs
The world was bright when we first met
But we're hooked up to machines now
That keep us acting sane
And as I look upon you I loose my will to live
Cause all that keeps you breathing is that thing they put you in
And all that keeps me thinking are the drugs under my skin
They have me up on morphine
Your sister wants to pull the plug
My mama wont stop crying 'cause I'm quite on the drugs
You move once and a while
But it's just not enough
I used to feel and you use to be here
But now we're just ghosts surrounded by friends
They I say I'm getting better
I'm just faking to get by because maybe if I act like I used to
Maybe they'll let us die
But we're hooked up to machines now
That keep us acting sane
And as I look upon you I loose my will to live
Cause all that keeps you breathing is that thing they put you in
And all that keeps me thinking are the drugs under my skin
You used to sing about about sunshine and roses
And I used to listen and pretend you were good
And the sun use to rise and the sun used to set
Now everything's gray because you left my world
I can't even scream any more
We had it all then we threw it away on a dream
And I'm floating and you've flown away
Now we are strangers and your not really here
I can't take it any more!
I can't loose you any more!
We're hooked up to machines now
That wont leave us at peace
And as you look upon me you will loose your will to live
Cause all that keeps you breathing is that thing they put you in
And all that keeps me thinking are the drugs under my skin
Copyright © Lacey Petty | Year Posted 2010
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