Tape

Things are getting worse,
Things are getting better.

And the worse they get,
the better it is.


-Oedipus

Prospect

'And I've had to ask,
I've always wondered;
What do I really taste like?'

What happens when the person you are,
Is actually the worst person in the world?
The demon your mother prays you will never meet.
The monster inside the devil.
The immortal, banished to the underworld.

And if you spend you're whole life
Ensuring you're nothing like that,
Does that make you a good or bad person?

Because on top of my other fears,
this is my secret shame.
My fear that you will one day
Find out the truth,
And realise that after all this time,
I have been lying to you every single day.

I'm getting tired,
I can't keep running away from myself forever.
I need help.


-Oedipus

Swing, Swing

Crazy people have it easy,
They have a reason for what they do.

But this plightless shit?
This is pathetic
And I wish I knew what was wrong with me.
Just give me something please.
Give me someone to care about.


-Oedipus

The Gables

'Well my first kiss went a little like this...'


-Oedipus

Relief

'In my dreams I see visions of the future,
But today we have today.'


-Oedipus

Side Note

It was my best friend's birthday 2 hours ago.
I've known her for 6 years of my life.

There aren't words to describe something like that.


-Lex

Scripted

Something strange is happening.

I've felt this way before.


-Oedipus

 

Kid A

It's hard to believe that even after all this time,
You're still as fragile
As when I first met you.

And sometimes I forget
Because you seem in such control all the time.
But I like you better like this.
Because you're not pretending to be someone else.

And on nights like this,
The only thing I can say,
Is the only thing I can never say again.

But I wish I could.


-Oedipus

The Robot

'You're a heart attack,
Just the kind I like.'

Sing this to me,
And I will be yours forever.
Or perhaps,
Until someone sings me something else


-Oedipus

4 Minute Warning

'This is just a nightmare.
Soon I'm going to wake up.'

I hope,
I hope,
I hope.

-Oedipus

Hesitation

I sat next to a girl on the train
Who had been abused as a child.
But I didn't know,
Because I didn't ask.

I didn't ask about what she was keeping inside,
The things that hurt her the most.

But now I realise,
I wouldn't have ever asked her,
Because she would never have asked about my life,
And if everything about me was okay.

We're human.
We're selfish.
And all we want, is for people to always care about us.


-Oedipus

Nostalgia

I have never hated someone.
But that was before you.

And the worst part is,
That I just cannot get away.
There is only so much space for me alone,
Without you being a part of it.
I would much appreciate it,
If you could please,
Please fuck off.


-Oedipus

Atlantis

'I slipped away.
I slipped on a little white lie.

We've got heads on sticks
And you've got ventriloquists.'

This is getting worse.
But it needs to get worse.
Before it gets better.

Once again, I have to wait.
So, rats and children,
Follow me out of town.


-Oedipus

Everlong

'Breathe out so I can breathe you in.
Hold you in.'


-Oedipus

'Fire burning me up,
Desire taking me so much higher
And leaving me.'


-Oedipus

Empty

So has begun my transformation once again
Into a heartless human being.
No, not even human. Just a thing.
An organism.

And I don't give a shit.
Can everyone fuck off.
Please.


-Oedipus

Daisy

'Sex is currency.'


-Oedipus

Isolation

See that?
That's what I imagine it will look like in the next world.
I'd take you with me,
But I know we'd never make it.

Because when everything ends
There's only going to be one thing left,
And that's me.
You're not coming with me,
And I'm not going with you.

It doesn't matter what we do,
there's only one thing in this world that we can be certain of.

We are all completely alone.


-Oedipus

Inside

'You're raising the dead in me'


-Oedipus

My inspiration is not lacking
But merely subdued.

And as with all things,
It will take time.
But some days I fear,
That my time
Is running out.


-Oedipus

Edit

See, sweetheart, I can treat you better.
So, so much better than she can.


-Oedipus