Carter Powers
Permanently Blue
[Hook]
Lately I’m grinding a lot
Just like my dad i’m a soldier
Steady I work for my spot
I don’t need help I need closure
I don’t tell no one my plot
Been that way since I got older
I know success isn’t bought
You hustle and work til it’s over
Ever since I left the west I haven’t been the same
Called my older sister say I’m different and I’m changed
Nothing that I do feels right it’s driving me insane
So I shut my eyes wake up make every same mistake

[Verse]
I been going through it I don’t think they understand
And I’m losing hope like I’m swimming through quick sand
Keep my head above the water looking out for land
Think I need another savior or a helping hand, like
No matter what, I’m losing focus
Been hard to stand, when you feel hopeless
I’m losing touch, in my emotions
My bones are sand, my mind’s an ocean
These feelings I feel, they weighing a mil
I’m feeling 'em still, like king of the hill
My body was killed, and now it is floating
Anxiety real, nauseous I feel, my bottle refilled
I’m taking a pill, right straight to the gill, and that’s how I’m coping
Time is running out like my prescription on the couch
Everyone around, only looking for some clout
I thought the one was found, thinking that she’d held it down
But now I swear I’m headed up I’m looking to the clouds, cause