Hopeless
Nerv Lyrics

From prescription medication
The songwriter is lamenting about his addiction to prescription medication.

Scared to death and frustrated
This line expresses the songwriter's emotions of fear and frustration about his situation.

Is tomorrow gonna be the same?
The songwriter is questioning if his future is going to be just like his present, filled with despair and addiction.

I'm scared to fucking death of change
The songwriter is so afraid of change that he would rather stay in his current bad situation than take the risk of trying something new.

The same old situation
The songwriter is trapped in an unchanging, hopeless situation involving addiction.

Same old family, same addiction
The songwriter's addiction is tied to his family and the cycle continues.

My soul just writes it off, it's fiction
The songwriter is disillusioned with his situation and considers it to be fake.

Wasting away
The songwriter feels that he is decaying and losing himself to addiction.

All that you say
The things people say to the songwriter are not helpful or meaningful.

Meaningless, hopeless if you're not okay
The singer feels that his situation is completely bleak, and that things can't get better if he's not okay.

Hoping for something
The singer is yearning for change and a way out of his current predicament.

No, nothing will ever change
The songwriter is deeply pessimistic about his future and doesn't think he can overcome his struggles.

I can't sleep
The songwriter is too consumed by his addiction to sleep.

I can't live like this
The songwriter is expressing how difficult it is for him to live in the grip of addiction.

A 3 a.m reflection I'll never forget
The songwriter remembers a moment of clarity at 3 in the morning when he fully realized the extent of his addiction.

You overdid it
The singer is talking to himself about how he went too far with his addiction.

You let it take control
The songwriter is blaming himself for his loss of control to his addiction.

You got hooked on the feeling and never let it go
The addiction gave the songwriter a feeling that he became addicted to, and he couldn't let go of it.

If I'm wasted
If the songwriter is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Oh, just face it
The songwriter is accepting the fact that he is addicted.

It's hopeless and I embraced it
The songwriter has given up hope that he'll ever get better and is resigned to his addiction.

Empty handed
The singer's addiction is causing him to lose everything.

Hopeless hesitation
The songwriter has lost hope and is hesitant to try to change anything because he doesn't believe he can.

Family mirror with no reflection
The songwriter sees his family reflected in himself but doesn't see any hope or good reflection there anymore.

A broken home beyond redemption
The songwriter's family situation is beyond repair.

I'm done, so fuck done being wasted away
The songwriter has reached a breaking point and is determined to change his situation.

Losing hope
The songwriter is becoming more and more despairing about his situation.

About to break
The songwriter is close to his breaking point.

But I'm not running away
The songwriter is determined to face his problems head-on and not run away from them.