This is a circumstance that isn’t gonna stop
An ugly course correction a draining of the swamp
The hand of doom, malaria, a storm, the devil’s taunt
Sapping you of what you need and killing what you want

Fraying on the edge - Falling off a ledge
Praying for the night - Horizon out of sight
Drowning on a beach - Safety out of reach
Praying for the night - The dimming of the light

This is a sliding scale that keeps you from the top
A Slip and Slide, an obstacle that ties you up in knots
Offensive to your sense of pride abrasive to the touch
Crawling skin, a pounding skull, senses sense too much

Fraying on the edge - Falling off a ledge
Praying for the night - Horizon out of sight
Drowning on a beach - Safety out of reach
Praying for the night - The dimming of the light

The days of your life have gone and quickly died away
Not good or bad just atrophy your dreams have gone astray
You waited for a moment that just never did arrive
Now dying slow among the herd, a life unsatisfied

Fraying on the edge - Falling off a ledge
Praying for the night - Horizon out of sight
Drowning on a beach - Safety out of reach
Praying for the night - The dimming of the light

The days of your life have gone and quickly died away
Not good or bad just atrophy your dreams have gone astray
You waited for a moment that just never did arrive
Now dying slow among the herd, a life unsatisfied

This is the consequence of push coming to shove
A slow decay a fast decline a judgement from above
A hand your dealt, an act of fate a nightmare coming true
Close your eyes, ease into it there’s nothing you can do

Fraying on the edge - Falling off a ledge
Praying for the night - Horizon out of sight
Drowning on a beach - Safety out of reach
Praying for the night - Finally lost the fight

The days of your life have gone and quickly died away
Not good or bad just atrophy your dreams have gone astray
You waited for a moment that just never did arrive
Now dying slow among the herd, a life unsatisfied