Overthinking

As I'm looking through these pages re-reading my old statements

There's something in every word I write

That always takes me back to when I was sixteen

A kid that's dreaming of a life I still don't have

Is there something more for me

Than every day stuck on repeat

In a job that doesn't make me happy

Have I been pushing pen to paper

Instead of catching up on sleep?

I'm overthinking every word that I write down

(That I write down)

Am I outdated? Fresh ink fading

Like a name etched in the concrete of our neighbourhood

That I can't read anymore

These days I don't feel anything

Except the emptiness in my chest

I keep reasoning

With that voice inside of my head

That said you're taking too long

Get a grip before it's gone

Pushing pen to paper

Instead of catching up on sleep

I'm overthinking every word that I write down

(That I write down)

Am I outdated? Fresh ink fading

Like a name etched in the concrete of our neighbourhood

That I can't read anymore

Have I been chasing a lie?

I can't decide if my choices are right

Have I been wasting my time?

Am I wasting my time?

I can't decide

But I'll keep an open mind

Have I been pushing pen to paper

Instead of catching up on sleep?

I'm overthinking every word that I write down

(That I write down)

Am I outdated? Fresh ink fading

Like a name etched in the concrete of our neighbourhood

That I can't read anymore