Caffeine and Catharsis - Michelle Malone

I’m stuck here in the shadow at the end of the wheel

Waiting for the battle break to stand and reveal

A twist, a turn, a dance of fate, we stand on our toes

Hoping for the chance to be as perfect as a rose

My mind is racing, but my body’s moving slow

Sinking to the bottom like some Titanic ghost

Why do they call it quicksand when there’s time enough to know

That you were just an extra in a cancelled episode

Ah — what can you do

Ah — when dreams come to

The coffee pot in the kitchen is so telling

The caffeine and catharsis, it is so swelling

The body and the spirit, they are no longer willing

Caught here in this shadow web feeling like a villain

And all that I can do is sit and stare at the door

And wonder why I’m never satisfied — wanting more

I can’t remember when I did not care if you cared

Only when I would pretend that you were not there

Ah — what can you do

Ah — when dreams come to

You win some and you lose some, that’s just the way it goes

The caffeine and catharsis, yeah, it is so…

Remember when you thought that I was perfect

Remember when you thought that I was perfect

As a rose

As a rose

As a rose

I remember when I felt as perfect