Failure to Launch

Slow Talk

released 2023

Lately I’ve been sitting around,
In my room my mother’s house,
24, still not a superstar, 
Thought I’d have it figured out,

Watching the sky through a crack in my curtains, 
Illuminate my self-pity now, 
Day after day,

Hold on,
Another lap around the sun,
And I’m still working out,
If I’ve still got this in me now,

Waste away,
I’m burning out on child’s play,
Well overqualified for minimum wage,
But the most you can manage,
Is a big step sideways, and,

Your best friend will leave you for a girl, and
Your girlfriend will trade you for the world, and,
Before you know it you’ll be all on you’re own,

Watching the sky through a crack in my curtains, 
Illuminate my self-pity now, 
Day after day,

Hold on,
Another lap around the sun,
And I’m still working out,
If I’ve still got this in me,

Hold on,
Another lap around the sun,
And I’m still working out,
If I’ve still got this in me now,
If I’ve still got this in me now,

I’m a lost cause, 
Leave me in the dark,
Everyone moves on - future and past,
There’s nothing left to lose,

High school achievements still on the wall,
An everyday reminder that I fell short,
Burned my golden ticket, and damned it all,

Now, I’m watching the sky through the crack in my curtains,
Illuminate my self-pity now,
Day after day,

Hold on,
Another lap around the sun,
And I’m still working out,
If I’ve still got this in me, and…

Hold on,
Another lap around the sun,
And I’m still working out,
If I’ve still got this in me,
If I’ve still got this in me now,
If I’ve still got this in me now,