I was thinking out loud
In language I could not decode
Checkpoints on the turnpike
Academicizing my soul

If I turn this feeling off
Does that count as control?
Too young to trust progress
Too scared to be old

It's a pretty free world
Don't mind the smell of smoke
It's an easy good time
If you overlook the things we broke

It's a champion's ring
Just forget the signs we stole

I'm banging on a trashcan, tryna get you home
Tryna get you home
Tryna get you home

It's a desert assault
A butter knife at your throat
Young lambs on the runway
Gotta sacrifice a few more

If I don't believe the word
Does that make me feel whole?
Too tired for the night watch
Can't sleep in a foxhole

We were on the right track
Couldn't let the rest go
So we were tryna cheat time
Now watch the past laid low

It's a medalist's run
Forget the pain you owe

I'm banging on a trashcan, tryna get you home
Tryna get you home

Don't you know
I do it 'cause I love you
And I don't trust you to love me too
Don't you know
I'm just angry like a father
Mad that I'm not like you
Not yet hurt
By the darkness all around you
Let me take care of you
A gilded cage
A told-you-so

I'm banging on a trash can, tryna get you home
Tryna get you home
Tryna get you home