The Delicate Balance (Of Death and Perfection)

from Human by Design by Five of Cups

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lyrics

Kind of you to notice
That I can’t keep my supper down
I remember nothing
Break my back for it
Loud enough to feel it
Bored enough to want it
Waiting at the edges
Stealing for the thrill
Can’t help myself

Condescending hero
One step away from revenant
Try to resurrect it
My forgotten smile
Cold enough to hate it
Hard enough to need it
Trying not to notice
I been staring at the sun
Can’t trust myself

Come back, now I feel ya’
Sidewalk Jesus, well I
Really need it, what you have to sell
Sunday rises in the fear and darkness
’Til you hear my voice, ringing through your Hell

Didn’t mean to bring you down

Why’d you have to be here
Check out the hole I’m living in
Feeling like a monster
Born without a name
Hiding in the shadows
Some wounded animal
I will bite the hand that
Tries to feed
I can’t help myself

Try to find a purpose
So I can clear my head again
Nothing seems to work it’s
Hard to look away
Stare into the fire
See if it draws me in
Careful what you tell me
Won’t trust you
Can’t trust myself

Come back, now I feel ya’
Sidewalk Jesus, well I
Really need it, what you have to sell
Sunday rises in the fear and darkness
’Til you hear my voice, ringing through your Hell

Didn’t mean to bring you down

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from Human by Design, released July 23, 2021

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Five of Cups Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Five of Cups seamlessly blends the heart of 90's grunge with the soul of 70's rock, creating a richly textured sound that's soothingly familiar, and at the same time jarringly new.

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