An artist stares through plane glass windows
Through equally glassy eyes
Somewhere, somehow, along the line

Youthful promise passed him by

He saw the world through a rose colored shine

But the gray crept in and stopped the time
A season came but didn't end
Sank into bones and under skin


Cause it's too hard
To live this life

When no one's listening
And every night
I'll find myself on the fence with continuing


The light fades, music ushers you offstage
The consensus reeks of overplay

And although you'll age
You'll never escape


You wake up to break down
Yet live to fight
Cover your tracks and bleach the (site)

Paint off center, made askew
The underscore must've missed you


Cause it's so hard
To live this life
When no one's listening

And every night
I'll find myself on the fence with continuing


When night falls
And shadows blanket the streets
Your heart starts skipping beats

And when the tick of the clock
Finds it's way to your ears
The sound is deafening


Did I ever stand a chance?
Will I ever say a word?


Cause it's so hard
To live this life

When no one's listening
And every night (Nobody said it'd ever be easy)
I'll find myself torn up but recovering


Will it ever end?