Olive Press from Sparrow & Flower by Jordan Coley
Tracklist
| 9. | Olive Press | 4:09 |
Lyrics
I see their eyes
They’re looking up at me
My paper disguise
Too thin to hide what’s underneath
Another lie
This time I’m sure I’ll be
Just what they like
A perfect puppet on a string
With every year’s regret I hope to get
Less constricted
From tears I’ve shed under the olive press
So restricted
Faithful but fearful all the same
Grateful but enslaved to what they say
Disgraceful but hopeful for things to change
Unstable is all the pressure worth the pain
Do you see me like I see me (Do you do you)
Do you see me like I see me (Do you do you)
Do you see me like I see me (Do you do you)
(Aah)
Left behind in the dust
Couldn’t keep the pace that was set before me
They pass me by in a rush
I’m paralyzed stuck in place while they all see glory
I feel defined by everything
Except the thing that I know I’m created for
If only I could see ahead
Just a week a day a minute
I could be so much more
Each time I have another chance to change
I resist it
I know what’s good for me but I’d rather stay
Consistent
Faithful but fearful all the same
Grateful but enslaved to what they say
Disgraceful but hopeful for things to change
Unstable is all the pressure worth the pain
I’ve been defining myself by opinions
As if the size of my wealth was my witness
I’m black and blue and bleeding on the inside
Am I still useful when I haven’t been right
(Haven’t been right)
Faithful but fearful all the same
Grateful but enslaved to what they say
Disgraceful but hopeful for things to change
Unstable
(Ooh)
Faithful but fearful all the same
Grateful but enslaved to what they say
Disgraceful but hopeful for things to change
Unstable
And I can’t help but wonder
Do I love you like you love me
