Manic In My Head

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Sun’s been up three days inside my brain
The coffee’s cold and tastes like gasoline
I’m talking fast, got a million plans
Trying to fix the world with my bare hands
Bills on the counter, keys are in the fridge
Building a castle right on the edge of a bridge
I’m ten feet tall, but I can’t find my breath
Laughing at the things that’ll scare me to death

The doctor’s voice is an echo in the hall
The bottle on the sink is waiting for the fall
I tell myself I’m doing just fine
While I’m dancing on the razor edge of my own mind

I’m manic in my head tonight
This illness spins me black to white
I love too hard, then I lose the plot
I say too much, then I say I’m not
I’m burning bright, but I’m scared of the crash
Invincible today, but I’m turning to ash
I swear I’m okay, don’t ask me when
I’m just manic in my head again

Phone’s full of texts that I don’t recall
Promises I made when I felt like a god
Singing at the top of my lungs to the dash
Crying for no reason in the middle of a flash
I know this ride, yeah, I’ve seen these signs
I’ve walked this wire a thousand times
It feels like freedom ’til the gravity hits
And my “invincible” world just falls to bits

I’m not my highs, I’m not my lows
I’m just the girl on the road nobody knows
If I miss a step, don’t let me go
I’m just trying to survive what I can’t control

Yeah, I’m manic in my head tonight
This illness spins me black to white
I love too hard, then I lose the plot
I say too much, then I say I’m not
I’m burning bright, but I’m scared of the crash
Invincible today, but I’m turning to ash
I swear I’m okay, don’t ask me when
I’m just manic in my head again

Sunlight’s coming, gotta face the mess
Still here. Still trying. Doing my best