Tabula Rasa Lyrics

How can I be introspective?

There's nothing there to see

Under the microscope

The lowest form of life on land or sea

Enjoy the spectacle

My self esteem has gone

I've plumbed the depths and come up empty

Tell me that I'm wrong

I bring nothing to the table

And take more than my share

This empty vessel makes no sound

So fill me with your noise

I yearn for company

Yet sit there silently

Absorbing everything around me

Giving nothing back

There are no marks on this blank slate

The words I write, you will dictate

Why should I struggle to create

When I can steal from you instead

Suck the lifeblood from your veins

He who gives shall never gain

But still the emptiness remains

Don't ask me for a story

I can't even make one up

They whisper Mr. Boring

I hear them well enough

Barbed tongues behind their teeth

Truth hurts but still I seethe

I've locked the door and turned the lights off

But I'm still at home

Like a roach trapped in the spotlight

I wish the earth would swallow me

Small talk and conversations kill

And I'm dying on my feet

If only I could change

Be recognised without the fame

A shadow longing for the darkness

Where it can't be seen

There are no marks on this blank slate

The words I write, you will dictate

Why should I struggle to create

When I can steal from you instead

Suck the lifeblood from your veins

He who gives shall never gain

But still the emptiness remains

There is no me in me

There are no marks on this blank slate

The words I write, you will dictate

Why should I struggle to create

When I can steal from you instead

Suck the lifeblood from your veins

He who gives shall never gain

But still the emptiness remains

There is no me in me

There's only you