Circle of Misery

from Backseat Driver by Lily McKown

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lyrics

My old friend he slept on a mattress on a hardwood floor

His dad owned fancy foreign cars
That they couldn’t afford

His temper was a timer
Going off every night
And he would sleep on the couch
But we didn’t know why

Masculinity can mask a fragile man
I wanna peel off the layers
I wanna try to understand

As she dances to saint dominick’s preview
In the living room
And he stares unamused
Watching her drunken moves

Well, your circle of misery it doesn’t stop
Until you figure out what you want
And I’ve gotta figure out what I want

Now I see her bottle up her anger
In a plastic cup
Some patience and some pain
A kid too many in the grand scheme of things

And she can’t escape she’s handcuffed to her grave
And she’s been dying for some space, her own house and a clean slate
We’re all dying for some space, our own house and a clean slate

Your circle of misery
It doesn’t stop
Until you figure out what you want
And I’ve gotta figure out what I want

Like father like son
Somewhere there is a gun

And a problem to run from.

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from Backseat Driver, released August 14, 2020

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