No Time To Sleep

from used to empty (2017) by Zack de la Rouda

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lyrics

if this is what i think
i guess the messages i’m telling myself are unhealthy
but i can’t resist
the bad habits are the most ingrained
the comfort zone is comfortable
that’s why the call it it
aw shit
i’m going forward though the past is haunting me
like it often is
i caught a glimpse of what mental health probably is
but i lost it quick
i took a breath and started over from the top again.
props to me
don’t question what is coming next
watch and see
follow nobody with nobody following
don’t fall asleep!
the second time it’s even more difficult to roust from out your dreams,
so i’m not about to ease up, please trust
we need to stay awake
feeling invigorated
jumping in a freezing lake
don’t wait
or you gonna miss the mist on the mountain
it’s no time to sleep
but i’m drowsy

we need to stay awake
feeling defeated day-to-day make me waste away like i’m tired all the time
i make believe i’m making changes
and i’m afraid i’m in the same place i was in when i was seventeen, my god
been treading water
when every river headed to a falls
i’m fed up with it all
if i’ll be honest
i ain’t even really ate for days
fallen off dandelion coffee
sipping on that store bought
with a word of caution
from the mouth of a narcissist
if you give up on your dreams you won’t ever be at peace
it really doesn’t matter if you good or bad at anything
cause you gotta give love up to receive
better late than never as far as learning lessons goes
when it gets too heavy let it go
if you wait forever you won’t change for the better
cause of entropy
get it in your memory
no sleep

credits

from used to empty (2017), released January 31, 2017
produced by Dan Peters
sample is from "No Time To Sleep" by Tina Dickow

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Zack de la Rouda Portland, Maine

i write songs and rap about weird stuff like love self-actualization civilization depression anarchism and taoism i like to eat from the garbage even though it's kinda hard to find organic stuff there i spend a lot of time alone somehow i am still releasing music ... more