Nothing//Empty//Stifled Energy

from Waking Dreamstate by Flicker Vertigo

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Sometimes it feels I have nothing to say,
No words to convey what's in my brain,
Nothing, nothing,
A million thoughts collide all day,
But my lips stay still, it spills and strains,
Empty, empty,
Critical mind, analytical might,
Trapped in time, bathed in light,
Stifled, stifled,
An endless parade of wordless refrains,
Gurgle out an old cliche,
Trapped energy, energy

Today I opened my throat up,
And the words spilled out of my face,
Scared that this ocean's gonna swallow me,
But I can't stay stuck on the shore

Sometimes I can't stand the world's weight,
Been trying in vain to numb the pain,
Eyes glazing, glazing,
Driving around in the dead of night,
Searching for a feeling inside,
Despondent, despondent,
Even though I try and try,
Can't even force out a cry,
Crumbling, crumbling,
And even though you say it's okay,
I don't believe you feel that way,
Will you still love me? Or leave me?

Today I opened my throat up,
And the words spilled out of my face,
Scared that this ocean's gonna swallow me,
But I can't stay stuck on the shore,
Today I opened my throat up,
And the words spilled out of my face,
Scared that this ocean's gonna swallow me,
But I can't stay stuck on the shore

I haven't heard from me in a couple years now,
Has it really been four years?
This pressure keeps on building,
Life's constantly racing,
But my soul just wants to slow down,
Wish I could be a stranger,
To myself,
To everyone else,
To all of my doubts,
To all the mess they've found,
To this endless insomnia

I've felt this before,
Felt this before,
Felt this before,
Felt this before,
Felt this before,
Felt this before,
Felt this before,
I've felt this before

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from Waking Dreamstate, released October 8, 2021

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Flicker Vertigo Melbourne, Australia

Music to daydream to. Bursting with crunchy psychedelic textures, sun-dappled guitar hooks, blissed-out melodies fluttering overhead, and hypnotic, driving grooves, plus subliminal nods to dream pop, garage psych, krautrock, shoegaze and house bubbling upon the horizon and melting into the kaleidoscopic haze. A dreamy, cosmic, vertigo-inducing mixture that consumes you and transmits you skyward. ... more

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