This track deals with the times when you tear yourself down - all hope is lost, why bother? Alternatively, an execution of the self-punishment acknowledged in Ruin.
"We've deprived ourselves for no good reason, did we ever prove a point?"
lyrics
What mistake will I make today?
Who will we push away?
It's not a matter of if, but when and why
Or will we even try?
Only need to prove to myself
All alone
So where were you?
Silhouette of my face
Outlined in bone
We're resigned to our fate
To be alone
We're to blame for these mistakes
Premeditate self-sabotage
I want to see this through with you
But I never knew it would be this hard
We've deprived ourselves for no good reason
Did we ever prove a point?
There's no pride in what we've done
When we've lost it to the void
And we got droves of enemies
Addicted to the needless
And if it's only you and me, then they'll never reveal it
Cause if there's no emergency, then they'll never repeal it
And we all know it
As the bearers of our fate
As the lies they've handled wane
And we all know it
It's the chance that we all take
When we fall asleep again
We're to blame for these mistakes
Premeditate self-sabotage
I want to see this through with you
But I never knew it would be this hard
We've deprived ourselves for no good reason
Did we ever prove a point?
There's no pride in what we've done
When we've lost it to the void
credits
from I Will Ruin Myself - EP,
released November 27, 2020
Written by Jack Longo & Teddy Flags
Recorded, Produced & Mixed by Teddy Flags
Mastered by Sam Bianco
Artwork by Markus Sharpe
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