The Empty Glass

from The Summit by From The Look Of Things

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Look at all the things I’ll never lose!
Then a sullen batch of hands pulls me down
Creates a ‘better weather’ attitude,
How am I supposed to get things done?
Then an earnest twist of fate separates the trash
It’s so simple!
Still, I’m shoulder-deep in drama
Mt. Garbage seems to offer more
Than an empty field of dirt
But it’s a field of potential that I can’t see...

Now turning out and higher!
Who am I fooling?
I’m not okay
Displaying fine,
But inside is held by pins and rubber bands
No empty glass
Filled to top with tears—a pinch of regret
So let’s drink to giving up
All the things that stand in our way
And I won’t say, "Maybe tomorrow"
I’ve never been better!

Everybody always tells me where to turn,
And what to do, and how to walk, and how to think
With a better weather attitude,
I’d never bothered to cut them loose
Then an honest person blocked my path
With a mirror in hand
I didn’t wanna’ see those lies!
‘Cause my friends had only shown me
All the feckless, little things
That I wanted to see

Now turning out and higher!
Who am I fooling?
I’m not okay
Displaying fine,
But inside is held by pins and rubber bands
No empty glass
Filled to top with tears—a pinch of regret
So let’s drink to giving up
All the things that stand in our way

How I fell right into design!
So no shallow prints were left behind
And now all I know’s overfilling
Until I choose to empty my glass

Now turning out and higher!
Who am I fooling?
I’m not okay
Displaying fine,
But inside is held by pins and rubber bands
No empty glass
Filled to top with tears—a pinch of regret
So let’s drink to giving up
All the things that stand in our way
And I won’t say, "Maybe tomorrow"
Or "Maybe next year"
It might just take a whole ‘nother lifetime
To ever be better

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from The Summit, released September 22, 2017

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From The Look Of Things

I know a lot of people who "do not care" what others think. You should care. You just should not let their thoughts dictate the way you see yourself.

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