Negative Self Talk

Negative self talk
A veteran, self-taught
Etcetera, on and on
Sick of hearing my
Self talk

The long walk between the car and the house
I just sit behind the wheel, ‘til the battery runs out
Home is where we were loud
Used to sing down the hall, to your signature sound
Now it’s just so quiet
I hate this gorgeous house
Can hear my heart beat, over emptiness now
Chorus of my worst thoughts
Drawing curtains shut, as hope takes a bow
Now all I hear is

Negative self talk
A veteran, self-taught
Etcetera, on and on
Sick of hearing my
Self talk

I write like a volcano, projectile spewing out
Quiet mind’s a loaded canon
Who’s it aimed at now?
And the tip of my tongue, tip of the iceberg
Turn Titanic around
Let me thaw out

'Cause all I hear is
Negative self talk
A veteran, self-taught
Etcetera, on and on
Sick of hearing my
Self talk

Sung over the bones of you and I
Words spun into daisy wheels in my mind
I am Vasalisa, guide me through the night
Nothing more will enter me but light
And I won't hear it

Negative self talk
A veteran, self-taught
Etcetera, on and on
Sick of hearing my
Self talk