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Failures

from Sleepless by The Afterglow Cadence

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I’m not giving up on life
Even though I probably should
It hasn’t turned out the way I expected
But I know now that nothing ever does

I’m not giving up on life
Just because of past mistakes and my stupid failures
I’m going to stick around
So I can make a few more
and rub my face in dirt
I’ll tough it out for thirty more lonely years
And think of all the positives
Of living life this way

Because I’ll always be able to make up stories
about how happy I was when I’m old
I’ll be able to choke back my tears and tell strangers that
my life had meaning and substance, that I accomplished my goals
and no one will have to know that I can’t deal with the crushing weight of irrelevance
No one will have to know that I gave up

I think about the future and I can’t help feeling scared
Because all my life has just been one long string of fuckups
And I know I’ll never change
No one’s listening, nobody cares
And why should I expect them to?
Relationships are based on reciprocity
I was never there for you
So now you’re never there for me
And I’ve got a long life waiting for me
I wish I cared enough to apologize
But I need to keep thinking positive

Because I’ll always be able to make up stories
about how happy I was when I’m old
I’ll be able to choke back my tears and tell strangers that
my life had meaning and substance, that I accomplished my goals
and no one will have to know that I can’t deal with the crushing weight of irrelevance
No one will have to know that I gave up

Yeah, no one will have to know
that I gave up on every single dream I ever had
No one will have to know that I walked away from every chance
No one will have to know that I’m lonely and scared and confused and I hate myself
No one will have to know that I gave up
No one will know how I miss my friends
And how I wish I wouldn’t have driven them all away
No one will have to know how I regret burning those bridges and being so cold
No one will have to know how fucking much I wish that I could change my life
But I can’t, but I won’t, I’m alone
‘Cause I’m a weak old man who threw his life away

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from Sleepless, released November 19, 2015

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The Afterglow Cadence Green Bay, Wisconsin

Alternative music duo from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The Afterglow Cadence consists of Brian Donarski and Ian Steuer.

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