My Solution Is In The Lake
Pentimento Lyrics

A trivial and tangled bedroom floor.
The disordered and insignificant state of the bedroom floor reflects the chaos felt within.

Wait until the sun finally sets before
Delay your actions until darkness arrives, avoiding the scrutiny of the daylight.

You climb the stairs to an apartment that you don't call "home" anymore.
Ascending the steps to a place that was once familiar, but now feels like a foreign place.

You put your fingers to your temple in the shape of what resembles the punchline to your way out.
Expressing the desire to escape a difficult situation, but struggling to form a clear plan of action.

Get me out
Desperate plea for release from the current situation.

I just want to disappear.
Wish to become invisible and withdraw from reality completely.

Let me go
Requests for freedom, a release from responsibility and burden.

Before I burn us both to the ground.
Acknowledgement of the destructive tendencies that have the potential to harm themselves and those around them.

Yesterday forgets you before you have the chance to do the same.
Regret and sorrow linger, making it difficult to move on from past experiences.

I see how much time you spend breaking your own heart over this.
Observation of self-destructive behavior and the emotional anguish that results.

Right on cue, every ghost you know comes right back to haunt you.
Past traumas continue to resurface, causing pain and distress in the present.

I am the question.
Uncertainty and confusion surrounding identity and purpose.

You are the answer.
Realization that finding clarity and meaning within oneself is the solution to uncertainties.

Who knew that those things just don't fit together?
Disappointment and frustration at the reality that some elements of life do not go hand in hand.

So I shake in salt lakes because I can't explain,
Overwhelmed and unable to articulate the depth of emotions felt.

You wouldn't understand anyway.
Anticipating a lack of empathy or understanding from others.

Do you recall the summer
Reflecting on past experiences and memories.

Where everything you did
A time where all actions and decisions were interconnected.

Was sponsored by your cigarettes and the thoughts in your head?
Smoking and overthinking became the main motivators for daily life.

And all you talked about were ways to motivate yourself to leave the house.
Struggling with the desire and effort required to engage with the outside world.

At least until you gave yourself a reason to live.
Finding a purpose or inspiration to make life worth living.

Yesterday forgets you before you have the chance to do the same.
Continued difficulty in letting go of past events or emotions.