Nauticus - The Northern, Michael LaBelle

I once was a boy who followed the American Dream

Get a job get a house get a wife

Was always told that’s the life

Well I’m sick of pretending

Being something I’m not

I’m sick of the yearning for something I don’t need

You can keep living your dream but I can’t say I care

I’m tired of selling

I love you and I’m ending this nightmare

I’m trapped in the undertow

It pulls me under as it fills my lungs

Is there a way out?

Now I’m feeling the undertow and told I’m right where I should be.

So why do I feel so empty?

The ups and downs they come and they go;

But am I right where I should be?

Oh, I don’t know why I feel so empty

Why do I feel so empty?

No one should feel this way every single day

Feeling so empty

You had me sleepwalking for years

But I’ve awoken from this

SLUMBER

Take time to study my words

You’ve done enough damage to last me a lifetime

It’s the first time and last time I’ll say:

You’re a cancerous soul

I can finally breathe without you here to show me the way

Now I’m feeling the undertow and told I’m right where I should be.

So why do I feel so empty?

The ups and downs they come and they go;

But am I right where I should be?

Oh, I don’t know why I feel so empty