"Addict With A Pen" lyrics

"Addict With A Pen"

Hello
We haven't talked in quite some time
I know
I haven't been the best
Of sons
Hello
I've been traveling in
The deserts of my mind
And I
Haven't found a drop
Of life
I haven't found a drop
Of you
I haven't found a drop
I haven't found a drop
Of water

Water

I try desperately to run through the sand
As I hold the water
In the palm of my hand
Cause it's all that I have
And it's all that I need and
The waves of the water
Mean nothing to me
But I try my best
In all that I can to
Hold tightly onto
What's left in my hand
But no matter how
How tightly I will strain
The sand will slow me down
And the water will drain
I'm just being dramatic
In fact,
I'm only at it again
As an addict with a pen
Who's addicted to the wind
As it blows me back and forth
Mindless, spineless, and pretend
Of course I'll be here again
See you tomorrow
But it's the end of today
End of my ways
As a walking denial
My trial was filed as a crazy
Suicidal head case
But you specialize in dying
You hear me screaming, "Father"
And I'm lying here just crying
So wash me with your water

Water

Hello
We haven't talked in quite some time
I know
I haven't been the best
Of sons
Hello
I've been traveling in
The deserts of my mind
And I
I haven't found a drop
Of life
I haven't found a drop
Of you
I haven't found a drop
I haven't found a drop
Of water


Thanks to Merodoth, Sydney, Gwenevere, Sean, Adele for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Tyler Joseph
This song is a fan favorite and its live performances got very emotional sometimes.
The narrator talks to the Christian God in this track.
The song contains some of the metaphors from The Bible and Christianity, such as, water ("wash me with your water"), sons (all people are the sons and daughters of Heavenly Father), sand (allusion to the desert in which the Israelites wandered for 40 years).
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