Currents - Joseph August

I cast aside faith You see these hands are trembling so why push me? I can't be bothered being everything that you need Always on about making the right choice But how should I know when I just can't stop what I've pushed away for way too long, the path I know is gone I take this pain as if I could wake up, say I'm done Brush it off and forget it My mind is stuck I bring the worst out within myself There's too many nights I've been kept up that I've had enough Don't tell me that I think too much And I've never felt so out of touch Pull me away from my pain I can't stop this hate, I can't stop this hate I can't stop the shaking and can't stand the sight of my face I can't stop this hate, I can't stop this hate I pray to be back to days where there was substance I can't forgive these feelings that I hold inside, they destroy me No matter what I say, I still feel this fucking hate Nothing gets past you, or so you think Always putting your faith where it shouldn't be So you can pull the claws out from under my skin; I won't let you in I don't want you in my head Wrong from the start, I see right through Everything you hate in me will blow right back on you It's taking over all of me And there goes all the progress that I've made It's taking over all of me And there goes my progress, I'll never leave Pull me away from my pain I can't stop this hate, I can't stop this hate I can't stop the shaking and can't stand the sight of my face I can't stop this hate, I can't stop this hate I take this pain as if I could wake up, say I'm done Brush it off and forget it My mind is stuck I bring the worst out within myself There's too many nights I've been kept up that I've had enough Don't tell me that I think too much

Don't think twice We're still in formation Testing the current Already I'm sailing, it's all so sudden Catching a flight You think we're moving too fast, I'm Intoxicated We can move in slow motion if that's what you want, babe I don't want to come on too strong But I'm moving to your room now With every move, with every move you make, babe I'm tumbling In your own time Would you show me something please, babe? Don't wanna wait in vain You're the missing piece I, I been longing for Don't deny, oh no The temperature's rising inside The cracks are showing Show me all your colors, I may not deserve you I don't want to come on too strong But I'm moving to your room now With every move, with every move you make, babe I'm tumbling

I never said I could walk on water Stuck in my head; wish the path made sense I never said I could make you better What did you expect from me? Under the weight I'm thrown into despair No solace, no peace I sit alone and stare No one ever says what they really want All we do is guess if they show us anything past the surface Plagued, we don't get any rest We are forced to play the game and never question it Follow progress, but nothing ever works Maybe we can never change, all we do is hurt Can we put a price on what we left? Can we ever change the ignorant? Can we ever change the ignorant? I didn't come here to just be a slave Problems embedded in greed (Lives wasted) There's too much at stake now to let yourself Be distracted We hate, we waste, we spend Trapped inside your head Disdain we can't defend No honor here I never said I could walk on water Stuck in my head; wish the path made sense I never said I could make you better What did you expect from me? Under the weight I'm thrown into despair No solace, no peace I sit alone and stare I sit alone and stare I fear this ringing in my head My call to lose control of my actions and attack It's not too far in the past The shame I feel is nothing compared to the scars upon my skin In the wake of all my sin I sat back and I let the devil in me I sat back and I let it in I never said I could walk on water Stuck in my head; wish the path made sense I never said I could make you better What did you expect from me? Under the weight I'm thrown into despair No solace, no peace I sit alone and stare No solace, no peace

My name is August, I'm so far from flawless This heart has been damaged, need a bandage where my scars is These eyes have seen plenty, these hands have shook many These lies took a toll from all of those friends, folks turned enemies And I'm really from the streets, really where they play for keeps Really where we taught hard heart Don't show emotion, you'll look weak But I've always just been me, who got hard leakup for weeks Wear emotions on my sleeve, on the grind until I'm weak But I gotta keep movin' Grindin' for more, keepin' my hope Covered in prayer, God, please, don't let me go Work on my trauma, lick all of my own wounds Love myself like I'm supposed to Keep my light when my days look low Tell me could you do the same too? Still love me when it's very scary Ride with me, babe Do a bid, stack and grind, say I'ma pray with you Do-or-die type of love that vow to stay with you Ride top, bang hard, just caught a stray bullet Reckless love February to forever-ary, say swear, ain't no endin' to us Could you be my future, like June into July, don't you lie Let me introduce myself My name August (August), have you fallin' (fallin') Like it's August (August) Pardon, let me introduce myself My name August (August), have you fallin' (fallin') Like it's August (August) Pardon, let me introduce myself