Illusions
The Underachievers Lyrics

What ya do
Asking about someone's recent activities

Last night she said
Recalling a conversation from the previous night

Drinking red wine
Consuming an alcoholic beverage made from grapes

And playing guitar in bed
Simultaneously strumming strings of a musical instrument and lying on a sleeping surface

I love you but
Expressing affection while acknowledging a potential issue

The snakes and ladders under my bed
Referring to a popular board game while symbolizing inner turmoil

Won't give me a leave of absence from my head
Being unable to escape one's mental struggles

So many things I needed to say
Regretting not having expressed oneself adequately

But if I can't get back into your good graces
Fearing that one's actions may have damaged a relationship irreparably

Things I should have said will keep running through my head
Continuously thinking about missed opportunities for communication

And if I can't make it better, then better make it dead
Deciding that if the situation cannot be improved, it should be ended

So many things I need to say pack me in ice and put me away
Feeling overwhelmed and desiring to be removed from the situation

Get the boy away from here cause his heart can't take it and he can't see clear
Asking for someone to be removed from the situation due to emotional distress

The thing I should have said will keep running through my head
Continuing to regret missed opportunities for communication

And if I can't make it better, then better make it dead
Deciding that if the situation cannot be improved, it should be ended

So many things I needed to say, but if I can't get back into your good graces, things I should have said will keep running through my head
Feeling remorseful for not having expressed oneself effectively and worrying about the consequences

So many things I need to say, pack me in ice and put me away
Feeling overwhelmed and desiring to be removed from the situation

So many things I need to feel, yeah cut me some slack
Wanting understanding and leniency during a difficult time

Yeah cut me a deal, cause your heart beats
Requesting a mutually beneficial agreement

Ya try to find it but, you can't breathe
Struggling to cope with emotional distress

Your stomach churning, you grind your teeth
Experiencing physical symptoms of anxiety

False footing in the dark it seems, it's too cruel
Feeling lost and uncertain in a difficult situation

Have gotten this far, but made a fool
Feeling regret and embarrassment over past actions

By what you wanted, defeated you
Failing to achieve a desired outcome despite best efforts

And delivered you to this severed line
Feeling disconnected and broken

Your missing pages and your broken spine
Referring to oneself as an incomplete and damaged entity

Yet focused, so well defined, your message clear and diamond bright, diamond bright
Despite difficulties, maintaining clarity and a strong sense of purpose

You said go to sleep, just let it happen till the morning keep
Suggesting to let go of worries and await a new day

Counting ghosts and girls like sheep, all jumping fences and left on your pillow like a hotel treat
Thinking of past experiences and encounters while struggling to sleep

And I saw you there, I thought I saw you, I saw you I swear, I thought I saw you, I saw you I swear, I thought I saw you, I swear
Hallucinating or remembering someone who is not currently present

But sure footing is an illusion, what you find in the cracks you find for keeps
Realizing that feeling secure and stable is not always possible and finding solace in unexpected places

Sure footing is an illusion, what you find in the cracks you find for keeps
Repeating the aforementioned realization