Paul Draper
The Inner Wheel
I’m only half a turn away
I need to think my way out of this
Is medication the answer
Or is ignorance bliss?
A diagnosis of anxiety and stress
The inner wheel is turning
Changing gear in my head
Cycling over and over
With the memories I retain
To lose them is my aim
To stop the inner wheel
And learn to live again

It was a stitch up and a hoax
That led me to behaving like this

If medication’s no answer
Then is ignorance bliss?
A diagnosis of my apathy instead
The inner wheel stops turning
Just a temporary blip
Cycling over and over

With the memories I retain
To lose them is my aim
To stop the inner wheel
And learn to live again

Trying to figure this all out
Cycling through the thoughts endlessy

Is medication the answer
Or is ignorance bliss?
A diagnosis of anxiety and stress
The inner wheel is turning
Changing gear in my head
Cycle over and over

With the memories I retain
To lose them is my aim
To stop the inner wheel
And learn to live again

With the memories I retain
To lose them is my aim
To stop the inner wheel
And learn to live again

If medication’s no answer
Then is ignorance bliss?
A diagnosis of my apathy instead
The inner wheel stops turning
Took a temporary blip
Cycle over and over

With the memories I retain
To lose them is my aim
To stop the inner wheel
And learn to live again
With the memories I retain
To lose them is my aim
To stop the inner wheel
And learn to live again

I’m only half a turn away

My outlook is fucked
But I don’t worry too much
When I’m on the bench at the end of the street

I couldn’t think of no words
So this might be absurd
But it’s just the bench at the end of my street

The needles not stuck
I just got took for a mug
So, I’m on the bench at the end of my street

And I don’t give a damn
Cos it was only a scam
So, I’m on the bench at the end of my street

My outlook is fucked
But I don’t worry too much
When I’m on the bench at the end of my street

I couldn’t think of no words
So this might be absurd
But it’s just the bench at the end of my street