Slackjaw from Slackjaw EP by Matty Humphries

See him fumbling down the halls,
His hollow bones and pale skin
Silence falls from the slackjaw
And nobody notices him again.
Embrace your solitary friend.

His patience endless,
He's waiting in the corridors
Pockets bursting with epiphanies
you just cant ignore.
Promises you can't afford to lend.
A truth that breaks before it bends.

Dont you ever let him in.

Sunken, lifeless, yellow eyes
The slackjaw swings beneath
Under a crown of matted hair
That cracks like autumn leaves
He whispers lies through crooked teeth

His voice it burrows deep.
A parasitic worm.
And as the conversation dies
you never get to speak your turn.
You never learn just play along.
Youre dancing too The Slackjaw's song.

Look out to the sunrise, youre bound to find your path again.
Peel away the dying layers of your sycophantic friend.
Escape from The Slackjaw and bring his nightmare to and end.
Or else he'll see you round the bend.

A thousand hours pass you by
you never moved an inch
A million lifetimes in your mind
You never thought that they'd exist.
Temptations you cant resist.

Abandon real life
your stories will never be told.
Before you realise
youre buried deep beneath the mold.
Oh what a sad sight to behold.
A rotten waste, lifeless and cold.

Look out to the sunrise, youre bound to find your path again.
Peel away the dying layers of your sycophantic friend.
Escape from The Slackjaw and bring his nightmare to and end.
Or else he'll see you round the bend.

• Acoustic
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