A Great Big Hole

I awoke stinking like a dead man does with time

Not just from the waste I've strewn around the room

My will resigned, then I let it take to me like vines

I've got explaining to do

And a greenish hue

It's a cold I'll always have

And, god, could I use a sneeze

But the kleenex corporation

Has long lost all its sympathy

To get this low

I had to dig a great big hole

Now, the only way out

Cost me everything I know

This wasn't supposed to be part of the arc of the story

I've learned that spilling your guts will not, in every case, lead to glory

Stubborn as a mule in quicksand, you'll drown

With every two steps forward comes two steps down

This was bound to unravel, that thread just needed a tug

Cause only so much mess can be swept under a rug

Between my "was"es and "am"s, I think I'd still choose the latter

But seriously, speaking of which, just what the hell did I do with that ladder?

I'm a boxer on the ground

Not sure if I should just stay down

I've been here a while, it's not lost on me

That the seats have emptied

And there's no referee

But I swear I still hear a few people rooting for me

To get this low

I had to dig a great big hole

Now, the only way out

Cost me everything I know

I could not lead with such a wound neglected

So my comrades, they've all defected

Now the loss of troops, plus the ground to boot

Leaves me just time to kill and trench to fill

I'm all dried out

My mind's grown fit

I've figured out how to live like this

Fifteen elephants sitting on my chest

Don't feel like much when I'm breathing my best

To get this low

I had to dig a great big hole

Now, the only way out

Cost me everything I know