Chasing Echoes from Red Herring by Damien

drifting as I'm watching my kids on the playground
head rings defeat, looping the same sound
thoughts running wild, uncontrolled greyhound
same results, too stupid to stay down

old man you should know your place
with your corny tatts and your pony tail
on a lonely trail, getting slowly drained
this path ain't for you, no holy grail

like I don't know, my passion is an illness
eating time and there's hardly any business
at this point, it's more about resilience
ten long years since I was ambitious

at the point, thinking that my skill lies
all about connections, I'm living on the inside
lost opportunities, there where clear signs
grinding seeing dreams in my kids eyes

am I stupid or stubborn
stuck in a useless discussion
with myself over looping percussion
chasing an echo
an amazing crescendo
forgotten
by the time it reaches the pencil

still on it, lost all my reasoning
it's like, it has stolen a piece of me
every morning, on it so eagerily
won't shut down, broken machinery

gotta get my words down, gotta go confess
gotta plan ahead and I gotta reminisce

gotta make these tracks if I wanna battle stress
gotta get this music out to make it all make sense

gotta grind, gotta write, gotta hustle
gotta keep worlds apart gotta juggle
gotta make it being worth all the struggles
gotta find the missing piece of this puzzle

I'm addicted to this journey that I've been on for a while
so tired and following a trail
but I'm starting to get the feeling that it will all come to a point
when nothing will remain
every single day, all my goals fade
trying to find a way or someone else to blame
I tell myself that I'm doing this for me
and not a better future, just so I maintain

• Hip-Hop/Rap
• altenrative
• empowering music
• energetic
• rock
• Drammen