The Big Bust
Slow down
You've run for days
Face drawn In disarray
Relax
You're here to stay
You're in this in a big way
Don't know why I'm alive
Must be to take this dive
Escape becomes a must
Escape from this big bust
I know
Everything's a horror show
Everybody's got a reason to defy
Let go
Let the blackest poison flow
Let the darkest thoughts illuminate your sky
Until a glimmer breaks through
Same words
Same warm embrace
Same clothes
Same smiling face
But there
Beneath the skin
The reasons why are worn thin
Cut up, cut down to size
Mere inches from the prize
Shut down
Shut up inside
This heavy pressure joyride
Stand clear, it's gonna blow
Believe me, I oughta know
It takes the best of us
Replaced it with the big bust
Escape from the big bust
(Feb. 2001, Ottawa)