living proof lyrics

[Intro]
(Wake the f*ck up Samurai)
(We have a city to burn)

[Verse 1]
Distant
Feels like I've been here before, why's it different?
It's in the air, now I'm sure something's missing
The past is etched in my core every instant
But I'm not that man anymore, I forgive him

Why's it hard just to look away?
So sick of aching over past mistakes
You're 25, better act your age
Or so they say

[Chorus]
But I'm never in the driver's seat, living proof dichotomy
Caught up in a world that doesn't seem afraid to lie to me
Kept the truth inside of me, bleeding out so quietly
Never been the bigger man, I swear to God, I try to be

Fell short, couldn't take it, cause I got so
Uptight, so complacent, I still see the
Blood stains on the pavement, but I can't just
Die down in this basement
(Die down, die down in this basement)
(Yeah this sh*t’s getting old, when will I lose control, when will I lose control)

[Verse 2]
Wait, lost it all in that situation
Cause in the moment I hesitated
I'm not the one you're running from
But can't give a f*ck about a conversation, so

Don't be shocked when they air it out
When there's no one left that you care about
Cause you built me up, but I've had enough
I won't take a lot when it's tearing down

Yeah, yeah, play the victim, we both know you're no saint
Yeah, yeah, narcissistic, can't hide that you're two-faced
Yeah, yeah, took advantage, I fell for what you’d say, yeah
Now it's too late, yeah, yeah

Used to think we were family, now I'm an enemy
I guess you're dead to me, yeah
Ended up how it was meant to be, yeah
That's my specialty, I got a tendency

[Chorus]
But I'm never in the driver's seat, living proof dichotomy
Caught up in a world that doesn't seem afraid to lie to me
Kept the truth inside of me, bleeding out so quietly
Never been the bigger man, I swear to God, I try to be
Fell short, couldn't take it, cause I got so
Uptight, so complacent, I still see the
Blood stains on the pavement, but I can't just
Die down in this basement

[Bridge]
(Distant)
(Feels like I've been here before, why's it different?)
(It's in the air, now I'm sure something's missing)
(The past is etched in my core every instant)
(But I'm not that man anymore)

[Chorus]
But I'm never in the driver's seat, living proof dichotomy
Caught up in a world that doesn't seem afraid to lie to me
Kept the truth inside of me, bleeding out so quietly
Never been the bigger man, I swear to God, I try to be

Fell short, couldn't take it, cause I got so
Uptight, so complacent, I still see the
Blood stains on the pavement, but I can't just
Die down in this basement