the in-between

someone once said the in-between is that state of being awake, but still asleep

he talked about sleep, but i'm going deeper

because i think our lives are the true in-between

we're awake, but asleep, and we know this is a state we shouldn't keep

we don't want to wake up, just yet, we want to fall asleep deeper

no one wants to face the day, the horrors, we're stuck in our minds

live in daydreams, false hopes, old goals

dreaming about a future day, but staying in-between

je ne sais pas - my favourite phrase

모르겠어 - is there even a place

that is not in-between

but free of the nightmare called true life

fraught with tragedies and strife

waiting around every corner

ready to push out all those boulders

to smash and crash our fragile bones

to lash and strike with sticks and stones

in-between, is it what seems?

not the safest place, but the place for me

because the truth frightens me, the future appalls me

i hate what i see, i can't change what i see

if it's the in-between for me, there's nothing else my future can be