from the first bell i hear
i am only grinding gears
in this daily machine
trading life for efficiency
but the quiet that keeps
in the moment before sleep
my heart yet survives
and i remember i'm alive
if i could feel this way when my unconsciousness breaks
and i am released from my dreams and the blind obscurity
i believe i could change
i could change
clarity sharp and quick
cutting through the thin and thick
only truth still remains
to expose comforting pain
[chorus]
how did this happen?
i was so easily tricked out of my dreams
will i ever like myself?
[chorus]
credits
from No One Is Fine,
released November 21, 2008
Collin Derrick: vocals, piano, guitar, bass
Jamie Heiting: guitar
Stephen Russ: drums
Aaron J Dymond: trombone
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