looking for a minute
longer than the limit.
time is up against me
distant certainties to find a piece of peace.
i see myself miles from it
clockworks are not spinning
watchmen are done watching
a ruin stays a ruin
i fooled myself for seeing beauty there
oh well, stagnancy’s a long lost friend
in sickness there’s no health
my lonesome seeks no help
endangered worth for self
encapsulate the fear
mirages get so clear
refracted vision stills
i need—
peace-of-mind’s embrace but
i’m caught between the space and
i’m muted by the signs while
i try to wait the change and break my bones
again. there’s no steady release for help
looking for a minute
longer than the limit.
i can’t keep up with silence
i can’t cut my own distance
with the world
i swear
i see myself miles from it
keep on dreaming instead of
rushing back to absence
keep up with silence
distance and displacement
from the world ain’t there
i see myself close to it
i see myself close to it
credits
from The Resentment Segment,
released September 6, 2020
Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jason Jacinto Fernandez
Additional vocal parts recorded by Emilio Gonzales