“On the way to Oz” deals with how familial and societal pressure contributes to mental health breakdown – and the role of community and empathy into the road of recovery.
Lyrics:
There are places we’ll never let ourself go
And to cope we drink, take drugs, have sex, and scroll
Up and down until we numb ourselves so cold, so cold
We pretend to enjoy things we don’t care for
And to cope we tell the world how much it cost,
And we post until we numb ourselves so cold, so cold
Then one day, the chasm between our heart
And the reality is so wide we can’t breathe
Then one day the pain we subject our soul
chatters our sanity way too deep
Some believe that money will quiet their wounds
When in fact it emphasizes their own flaws
And to cope they wander aimlessly
in virtual reality
We keep at it despite red flags and the signs
Trick ourselves into contortionning our mind
Fool ur friends and hide in plain sight
Til we no longer can lie
Then one day, the chasm between our heart
And the reality is so wide we can’t breathe
Then one day the pain we subject our soul
chatters our sanity way too deep
There’s a way to get back t yourself
It’s not easy but
You gotta let it go
And if you want
We can hold each other’s hand
On the yellow brick road
On our way to Oz
And if you want
We can hold each other’s hand
On the yellow brick road
On our way to Oz
You can download a version on my soundcloud
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