"MUSICIAN"

A song about songs. And other things, like loneliness (of course).

[ chorus intro ]
no matter how much i scream, it'll never come out
these unsaid words will always remain as such
no matter how much i cry, my eyes will never dry out
these unsung woes will weigh down my chest until the end

and yet i'm empty, empty, empty
filled with weightless weights
empty, empty, empty
a drifting, untethered balloon.


[ verse 1 ]
like a knife, your words keep twisting deeper inside
the more you speak, the more i realise there's nobody else like me
like a gun, it seems "so cool" until you're the one involved
being special seems so precious until you end up alone

[ prechorus 1 ]
i, the guilty gunsmith, begin to shout
begging for a ceasefire, but still crafting weapons
i, the guilty gunsmith, advertise wares
it's all i have left, so the war continues on


[ chorus 2 ]
no matter how much i scream, it'll never come out
these broken words will always remain so cold
no matter how much i cry, my eyes will never dry out
these unsung woes will weigh down my chest until the end

and yet i'm empty, empty, empty
filled with weightless weights
stupid, stupid, stupid
imperfect, metaphor language.


[ bridge ]
i would like to speak to you directly
but you see, i have no language but this
so i call out into the void once more
with this primal cry we call a "song"

[ prechorus 2 ]
i, the guilty gunsmith, hope you'll buy
even if you don't, there's someone else who will
i, the guilty gunsmith, sell my soul
a new paintjob every day, but still beating regardless.

cup your hands and take it, won't you?
cup your hands and take me, won't you?


[ final chorus ]
no matter how much i scream, it'll never come out
these unsaid words will always remain as such
no matter how much i cry, my eyes will never dry out
these unsung woes will weigh down my chest until i die

so bring me closer, closer, to truth
filled with wordless words
closer, to you. love me;
perhaps i'm still a human.


[ outro ]
even though my gold is no longer worth much,
i'm still a gunsmith through-and-through.
sorry to the veterans on the other side
but i can't change who i am

because i'm special
because i'm special
and there's nothing i can do but shine