Stop the Hand

By an Unkindness

On 10 Years

Released on September 28, 2020

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[Verse 1]

You see, dating's just a tool I use

To figure out that I don't love someone

Heart is a clock but I just sleep through my alarm

And now it seems I've finally found someone

But his heart belongs to someone else

I can't stop the hand from turnin' with my arm


[Chorus 1]

So it's just another night I cannot sleep

Just another flashing light I'm forced to see

But at least I've tried, I've tried so hard to close my eyes

And sleep through my screams


[Verse 2]

Now it seems I've lost myself

What I want today might change as well

Chasin' my way out of Hell with invisible tape on my damaged shell

And he really likes me too, I guess

With all those nights we spent undressed

Hope to him I'm not just someone else

And we listened to the pain we shared

As we walked and talked in the cold night air

And I told him he was filling up a void

I said, "Holes, they can dig deeply, yes

They can eat you up inside your chest so

Listen close while I digest and tell you why my eyes are red


[Chorus 2]

It was just another sign I could not see

It was just the final time she made me bleed

And she saw me cry when I was tired of all her lies

Then she turned from me


[Verse 3]

Now the stress shows through my face

With more tension in my living space

Finally come face to face with the man I thought would scare me away

But we stayed up all night like before

Each story told made me think more

That I hope that he will trust in me someday

'Cause I'm not just gonna lie right to his face

So I hope that I don't make the same mistakes


[Bridge]

But I'll try to decide

Something for myself without someone to guide my mind

But I'll still deny

That I'd be happier if I kept my mind off why

Oh, why? Oh, why?

Oh, why?

Oh, why? Oh, why?

Oh, why?


[Chorus 3]

It was just another mask I've come to be

It was just another insecurity

But at least I've tried, you can't deny that I've tried

To see objectively