if all else fails

08/11/2024

oh boy, where do i even begin with this one. might be one of my oldest songs that i'm still very fond of. dates back to probably summer 2023 (26/08, just checked.) here are the lyrics:

If the ceiling drops from all the noise
And the floor starts breaking down
If your headache doesn't stop
And painkillers won't help
If your chin grinds down to dust
And your heart bursts outside
And if I leave you on a minefield
And all else fails

If all else fails
I'll be stuck inside a maze
'Til my memories erase
Counting all my days, if all else fails
I'll be dancing in a daze
With my hands laid on your face
If all else fails

Take me down onto a ship
Where I won't remember anything at all
Just like everything I say

If you leave me on my own
And all else fails

Leave your pencils and your notebooks
Sleep and forget it all
Keep your head right on your neck and
Don't let it fall

If all else fails
I'll be stuck inside a maze
With my hands laid on your face
Counting all my days, if all else fails
I'll be dancing in a daze
'Til my memories erase
If all else fails

I'll keep walking around in circles
Trying hard to leave this circus
Even if I know there's nothing outside the walls
I'll try to break them down with my bones, but if all this fails
I know we won't part ways
We'll keep in touch until we phase to
Shiny dust scattered in space
Cause one day everything fails

Take me down onto a ship
Where I won't remember anything at all
Just like everything I say