Ache

Didn't know what I was saying Couldn't hear what I was thinking Crushed under a million layers Clouded by a thousand filters Here I am standing on a precipice Guess what, I found out where the exit is Should I go alone or lead an exodus? Do I wanna know what awaits for us? I'd trade all of my songs for a peace of mind For only a moment of hope that I need to find Please remind me how to daydream To find some meaning in this endless painstream I don't wanna try to keep my heart from breaking 'Cause I'm aware that it's the ache that makes me A living being Didn't know what I was saying Couldn't hear what I was thinking 'Til I dug up a million layers 'Til I shook off a thousand filters, yeah So I called a therapist and an exorcist To help me look past all for could've been Buried alive in time was my inner kid (It's been a while, dreamer, how you've been?) Please remind me how to daydream To find some meaning in this endless painstream I don't wanna try to keep my heart from breaking 'Cause I'm aware that it's the ache that makes me A living being A living being I'd trade all of my songs for a peace of mind For only a moment of hope that I need to find To feel alive (to feel alive) Please remind me how to daydream To find some meaning in this endless painstream I don't wanna try to keep my heart from breaking 'Cause I'm aware that it's the ache that makes me A living being (makes me a living, breathing, dreaming, grieving) (Bleeding, slowly-healing, ever feeling being)