What's Next Over What's Left (Demo)

by Something Bitter

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I've watch you bleed. I've watched you suffer.
I know you need to prove a point, but you're not getting tougher
I've watched you fall, and I've watched you soak it in
I know your tendency to not want to get back up again

You're not nearly as alone as you may think
and you're not a bother
I'm not the only one who wants to see you drop that anchor-weight for shallower waters, but you have to want what's next, instead of settling for what's left.

What will you be without the pain that you clutch
So sentimental, but it's all a bit too much.
Direct attention to the days you've spent and
there'll be no question as to where time went.
Mercy for madness has a circumscription that,
if over stepped, can tend to feel like fiction
so people stop asking if there's something wrong

That's just who you become to them

To them you're a lost cause beyond repair.
A pregnant pause. A lack of air.
A misplaced phrase. An out-of-phase,
illegitimate basket case.
A masochist, too contagious to bear
It's not that we don't care
We just want to see you grow,
but you've got to show you know
that there's a way out of this hole that you dug yourself in.
and that you want to do your best to fight your addiction to the mess.

I've watched you bleed. I've watched you suffer.
I've watched you fall to prove there's no one tougher
But you don't have to bleed. You don't have to suffer.
You don't have to anymore.

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released October 5, 2020

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Something Bitter New York, New York

Positively nihilistic fun-punk from NYC

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Apr 27

Gramercy Theatre

New York (NYC), NY
Jun 29

18th Ward Brewing

Brooklyn, NY

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