"Politix" lyrics

He's off again
New blood is eating out his palm again
Mixed up in metaphors and confidence
Reading the room is like a party trick
And then he's on his way out
He's on his way out

It's all pretend
He makes a fuss and then he finds the next
He pops a pill and takes the side effects
Talks in a circle till I'm 2%
And then he's on his way out

Am I wrong
To think that I could be the one
To think I might be onto something
I gave your words all the weight in the world
And now I don't know who to trust
I did my best to hear you out
And now I'm drowning in the doubt
I gave you every piece of my love
But will it ever be enough

Oh Mr. on the fence
That's what they call him down in Oregon
Trust fund babies and the college kids
Gaslight the room and call it common sense, it's obvious, it's politics
I guess I never was supposed to win
My pretty little bones were never built for it
I could take a bite but never stomach it
I wish I would've known it before

Am I wrong
To think that I could be the one
To think I might be onto something
I gave your words all the weight in the world
And now I don't know who to trust
I did my best to hear you out
And now I'm drowning in the doubt
I gave you every piece of my love
But will it ever be enough

I give you every word that I put on the page
I give you every smile on a tired face
I gave you every dream that I kept to myself
You only gave me reasons to doubt myself

And even when it works, yeah it's never enough
Even when hurts you say toughen up
I bet you when it's good you'll be there in the frame
And when you see it crash, you'll be out of state

I can't play again
I never win
My cynicism
It's kicking in

I can't be to blame
Walls closing in
It's imminent
I'm over it