A song about the moment when you’re about to snap.
lyrics
How Much It Would Take
Verse 1
I've heard so many songs about not belonging
But I think I might have found the right place to be wrong in
And I know years have passed and I'm still stuck with nothing
If I make it home at last I'll know there'll be earthquakes erupting
Verse 2
Well I've tried so hard to figure out my own meaning
Instead of clinging on to someone else's I found nothing to believe in
And though that's nothing new, I know we all have our struggles
I'd just like to find something to do, to make me get away from all my troubles
Chorus
Well my finger's on the trigger
and my phone's speed dial/hot button is a disorder-line
And if this shit gets bigger
I can promise myself I'm turning borderline
And I gotta use my time
Even if every second might be a mistake
and if I'm about to lose my mind
at least I know how much it would take
Verse 3
I thought I could relate to someone else that felt the same way
And I waited so long, still the moment they came they
figured out in many ways that I'm pretty much unstable
And though I try to keep a poker face I have all my cards on the table
Bridge
And every new thought is a new variety
of another long gone anxiety
and every old fear has turned into a new one
And every adolescent quirk seemed like something I grew on (but I didn't)
Seems like I should get a grip
Instead of letting every moment slip
How much will it ache before I've taken 'nuff crap?
How much would it take till I finally snap?
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