Kenneth Patchen Follow

This is just how I imagined it would be
The weight on my shoulders
Pulls me deeper in, deeper into the ground
Honestly did you really think we’d make it out of here alive?
Are we living?
What’s inside?
Is this the best that you can do?

Come show me life
I’ve been here sleeping

This is eating me alive
I can’t forgive myself
Bring me back to the ground
Would it kill you to be by my side?

This is my flag
I am surrendering
This is me without you

Anymore obvious and I’d be left for dead
What else is there left to say?

And to what do I owe this perfect occasion?
Must have been out of your mind
(Some say straight out of line)
And I believe there’s courage out there
Courage out there

Open me up
This is just how I imagined it would be
The weight on my shoulders
Pulls me deeper in, deeper into the ground

With my eyes to the sky
And I’m feeling lost
Who am I living for?
With my head in the clouds
And I’m feeling low
What am I living for?

And to what do I owe this perfect occasion?
Must have been out of your mind
(Some say straight out of line)
And I believe there’s courage out there
Courage out there

Come show me life
I’ve been here sleeping [x2]
Open my eyes
All of this time I’ve been wasting

Come show me life
I’ve been here sleeping
Open my eyes
All of this time I’ve been wasting

With my eyes to the sky
Who am I living for? [x2]

This is just how I imagined it would be
The weight on my shoulders