Baggage

I was listening to the radio when they said that you were gone

Already feeling more than just a little down

Mood swings run rampant on both sides of my family

Like an albatross I carry around

I never ever met you but it shook me all the same

Life was better for the happiness you brought

For the joyride that you took us on and rocky roads we landed on

Whiplashed by the demons that you fought

Fighting with the baggage that is pulling down on me

Like an undertow pulls into the sea

It lights our daily struggle till it’s hard to separate

You from all the darkness in me

Some asswipe on TV said that you should be ashamed

For your cowardice in facing down your flaws

I’m not sure what makes me sadder, all that talent up in flames

Or the lack of understanding that it wrought

Tossing off the baggage that is pulling down on me

Toss it in the river and be free

Move so close together, only inches separate

You from all the darkness in me

I’m not seeking explanations for this thing that you did

A thin line separates the laughter from despair

I’ve had my own depression since I was just a kid

But been blessed with the means to repair

There’s this baggage that we carry and some sweetness locked within

Just be careful where you implement the straps

All this weight can be salvation when the air is much too thin

But it can pull you down too far to climb back out

Tossing off the baggage that is pulling down on me

Toss it in the river and be free

Move so close together, only inches separate

You from all the darkness in me

Tossing off the baggage, too much weight too much drag-gage

All this freight can put you six feet in the ground

Nothing left to do but try to keep it all together

Better off without the baggage that I carry around, carry around, carry around