Devil’s Eye

Embarking upon a tear in relations
I just wish the trip was over
I wake from every dream
With a feeling that something’s wrong
But it ain’t as bad as all that
I’ve removed the trust from my eyes
Now I’m hardened for another night

See the surface, glassy and smooth
It’s a rage pool
Turning red as I fill it up with torment
Can’t you read the agony in my throat
Releasing stress orbs into the world via my veins
Endangering the environs of the spirit
Well, you see how far that goes

Cradle me, I need surrender, need to break
‘Cause nobody but me cares about my heart
They’re making me sick, but no one seems to notice
What’s the use being here
Clean it out like wax
All I know is, I can’t wait to never get back
I can’t go away fast enough

Even though I’ve been here more than once
It’s a never-ending escape, fleeing from my own home
Only to realize I haven’t gone anywhere
And the coconut smell on the beach towel
Brings a nostalgic sense of false peace
From years beyond recall
Bound to ride the cycle of confusion

Yet it’s exertion never moves me (in the right direction)
All I can do is resist
Face it, I’m inertia
While the world keeps on pushing and pulling me
Hey, I’m a tug-of-war
As I wake from every dream
Knowing for certain nothing’s fine

We’ve become unsettled
But it ain’t as bad as all that
No, it ain’t as bad as all that
‘Cause I finally got that gleam of trust out of my eye
That bastard took a while, I admit
But I finally pried it free
Thought I’d be happy

But not even the Devil’s Eye
Can calm the crazy inside me
I want to blow it all away
With just one soft breath
Rather unfortunate, I can’t pollinate
When I’m stuck in my ways like this
I’ve got to face it: I’m inertia

Thought I’d be so happy
But not even the Devil’s Eye
Can calm the crazy inside me
But it ain’t as bad as all that
Yeah, not even the Devil’s Eye
Can satisfy the madness I carry around
Oh well, guess it ain’t as bad as all that