At once I knew: I was not magnificent

-Bon Iver, Holocene

I am aware I’ve been mislead

I disconnect my heart, my head

-Jack’s Mannequin, I’m Ready

We are surrounded by metaphors, drowning in their shadows.

Save your strength

Save your wasted time

There’s no way that

I want you to be left behind

-City and Colour, Save Your Scissors

He would have known her silhouette in a room full of shadows

I can barely make it to the end.

My eyelids are too heavy and my heart is weighted and I am tired.

Forgive me.