"Sick Joke" lyrics

"Sick Joke"

Don't wake me up
It's the best that I've felt in weeks
And to be completely honest
I'd rather be happily dead or asleep

Sit back and listen, close your eyes if you feel it
'Cause I'm questioning everything, it's affecting all my decisions
I saw you in the mirror and switched up my rhythm
Am I chasing a dream?
Or am I caught in the middle of it?

Sometimes I wonder
If life is some sick joke
Will I wake up and it's over?
No, I'm still here and I'm not dead
(Still here and I'm not dead)

And most days, it all feels the same
I can't tell no difference in pleasure and pain
And it makes me sick, sick joke
Like life is shoving its fingers to the back of my throat

And sometimes I wonder
If life is some sick joke
Will I wake up and it's over?
No, I'm still here and I'm not dead
And I'll hold on to a moment
Like a sad kid to a blanket
Would you tell me that I'm okay?
That I'm still here and I'm not dead?

Still here and I'm not dead
Still here and I'm not dead

Sit back and listen, close your eyes if you feel it
'Cause I'm questioning everything, it's affecting all my decisions
I saw you in the mirror and switched up my rhythm
Am I chasing a dream?
Or am I caught in the middle of it?

And, some day, I'll find you
Like an old key to a locked door
Is it all just some sick joke?
Am I still here?
'Cause I can't tell

Sometimes I wonder
If life is some sick joke
Will I wake up and it's over?
No, I'm still here and I'm not dead
And I'll hold on to a moment
Like a sad kid to a blanket
Would you tell me that I'm okay?
That I'm still here and I'm not dead?


Writer(s): Sebastian Matthew Barlow, Matthew Richard West, Sandra Schwarzhaupt, Benedict Kieran James Barlow, Samuel Joseph Bowden, Joshua James Halling
Vocalist Ben Barlow told about "Sick Joke", "It's a song that questions the fabric of reality whilst battling mental health. Jett contemplates whether life itself is even real, in fairly ethereal terms, due to the internal suffering he is experiencing. Shredding solos, punchy rhythms and stomping drums drive the song along, and it sonically represents the more minor-driven side of the record."
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