PAUSE
- Edson Conn

- Jul 5
- 2 min read
MARCH 25, 2026
CAN I HAVE A PAUSE IN THIS MOMENT
CAN I HAVE SOME QUIET, SOME SILENCE
CAN I HAVE A HALT WITH THESE THOUGHTS
A DELAY FROM CONSTANT EMOTIONS
I DON’T WANNA THINK, I DON’T WANNA WONDER, WANDER
IT’S ALL THIS ANXIETY, MAKING ME ANXIOUS
IT'S MOMENTS LIKE THAT
I LOSE CONTROL, AND I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH MYSELF
I’M HOPING THAT THIS IS LIKE NO OTHER
TIME THAT I’VE SAID, I’VE QUIT
BUT I ALWAYS GO BACK TO IT AGAIN
AND IT TEARS ME APART EVERY SINGLE TIME
I WANNA MEAN IT THIS TIME
FINALLY, SEE SOME CHANGE IN ME
BECAUSE IT HURTS
NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL MY IMPULSIVE SIDE
KEEP QUIET, THE DEMONS INSIDE ME
I CAN’T SLEEP AT NIGHT. THEY ALL KEEP ME AWAKE.
JUST THE MEMORIES HAUNT ME
MY EYES GO BLURRY FROM ALL THE VISIONS
I CAN’T STOP HEARING THE SCREAMS INSIDE MY HEAD
HE SAID IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ME
BUT NOW I KNOW I WAS FINE BEFORE
I LISTENED AND TREATED HIM LIKE A NEIGHBOR
HE CAME HUNGRY, AND I FED HIM
HE CAME THIRSTY, AND I GAVE HIM SOMETHING TO DRINK
HE CAME NAKED, AND I GAVE HIM SOMETHING TO WEAR
I WAS FULL, BUT HE DRAINED ME
HE WAS LEADING, BUT HE GOT LOST
AND I WITH HIM, BUT HE SAID HE COULD FIX THAT TOO
NOW I’VE GOT SOME OF HIS FRIENDS HERE TO SAVE ME TOO
HOW MUCH DO THEY KNOW, CAUSE IT’S ALWAYS DARK
SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO MY MAMA
SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED THE FOOTSTEPS OF MY DADDY
BUT I STRAYED TOO FAR FROM THE PATH THEY MADE CLEAR
AND NOW I'M GONE, WANDERED WAY TOO FAR FOR ME TO WALK BACK ALONE
THE FURTHER I GO, THE VOICES GET LOUDER
GIVING ME THOUGHTS OF ENDING IT ALL
SAYING IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO
BUT I KNOW IF I GO THROUGH WITH IT
I LOSE, HE WINS, AND THAT’S ALL HE REALLY WANTS
CAN I HAVE A PAUSE IN THIS MOMENT
CAN I HAVE SOME QUIET, SOME SILENCE
CAN I HAVE A HALT WITH THESE THOUGHTS
A DELAY FROM CONSTANT EMOTIONS
I DON’T WANNA THINK, I DON’T WANNA WONDER, WANDER
IT’S ALL THIS ANXIETY, MAKING ME ANXIOUS
IT'S MOMENTS LIKE THAT
I LOSE CONTROL, AND I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH MYSELF
CAN I HAVE A PAUSE IN THIS MOMENT
CAN I HAVE SOME QUIET, SOME SILENCE
CAN I HAVE A HALT WITH THESE THOUGHTS
A DELAY FROM CONSTANT EMOTIONS
I DON’T WANNA THINK, I DON’T WANNA WONDER, WANDER
IT’S ALL THIS ANXIETY, MAKING ME ANXIOUS
IT'S MOMENTS LIKE THAT
I LOSE CONTROL, AND I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH MYSELF

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