Tyler Read

A Litmus Test

Tyler Read


Three o' clock on your watch as you stagger out into the street 
Whisky soaked, you light up a cigarette 
for the way it feels between your fingers 
Hold the phone, no let it ring 
(She'll be there wondering) 
It's been a long day but a longer night, 
and this has been a long 
(time coming) 

This only the beginning, in the end you think you're winning 
This is only a fake ending, making yourself a way out 

In your room, in your room, where you pace back and forth 
There were angels all around you now you can't see them anymore 
You take this pill from the bottle and now swallow 
Giving in is not the problem, no, it's the dosage that will do you in 

This is only the beginning, in the end you think you're winning 
This is only a fake ending, making yourself a way out 
When you close your eyes to sleep 
Is the ending bittersweet? 
When you close your eyes to sleep 
What do you see 

All the forgotten memories 
From all the images you keep 
But in the end it'd what you see 
That tears you into pieces 

Do you think you'll just fade away