Jack's Bitter Self Loathing
This song is a metaphor for being depressed because you have lost all hope in all aspects of your life and you feel completely alone in the world.
singer/songwriter/guitarist of acoustic folk indie music
Story behind the song
I wrote this song when I was very depressed. It only took about a half hour or less to write, and has not changed any since then. It might be the best song I have written thus-far.
Lyrics
Nothing else matters
When the light is all gone
No place any longer
For a moth to be drawn
The light bulb it burned out
Without it I am lost
Searching around forever
But forever lost
The darkness it penetrates
Piercing my soul
Slowly getting larger
And then devouring me whole
The light bulb it burned out
Without it I am lost
Searching around forever
But forever lost
Waking up with a tear-stained pillow
Again a nightmare...
Am I really awake?
Because I feel like I'm still not there...
The darkness it breaks me
It gets in my head
Bringing me gloom and sorrow
And filling me with dread
The light bulb it burned out
Without it I am lost
Searching around forever
But forever lost.
