Autopilot Engaged

A thousand clichés pass my lips
The melody’s too old
The words have left me broken and I’m sitting here alone

I built these walls so high
I sit inside and hide
I’m waiting for the strength to tear them down, but

I forgot to breathe
I forgot to eat
I forgot to sleep
I lost my way and I lost me

The last time I tried to breathe
The air filled me with grief
I vowed never to open up my fragile lungs again

The ghost in my machine
Has left me here, it seems
Autopilot engaged, I’m walking through this life in a haze

I forgot to breathe
I forgot to eat
I forgot to sleep
I lost my way and I lost me

A thousand clichés pass my lips
The melody’s too old
The words have left me broken and I’m sitting here alone

I built these walls so high
I sit inside and hide
I’m waiting for the strength to tear them down, but

I forgot to breathe
I forgot to eat
I forgot to sleep
I forgot how to be me

I forgot to breathe
I forgot the eat
I forgot to sleep
I lost my way and I lost me

Rachel Studley © 2004