Terrance St. Lyrics

In the suburbs off of Terrance St

Sits a Cadillac and some evergreens

That I see every day on my bike ride home

In the yard's a great big family

That always looks way too damn happy

Or at least more than I've ever known

There's a museum downtown

That has the origins of the human frown

On display right next to the first king's crown

Last time we went it was all shut down

In the car you asked what I was thinking about

I scooped my eyes up off the ground and said

How could ever summarize

The entirety of human life

In a single sun washed brick-red building

And what am I supposed to feel like

After spending two decades of my time

Feeling anxious, hoping and wishing

For someone else's life

In the passenger seat of my car

There's a bag I pack when I drive far

Or at least want to get away from home

When I return and walk up those steps

Unpack the bag and ponder what happens next

I pull my phone out to read a text that says

How could you ever summarize

Our relationship in two short lines

And did you mean it when you said you hate me

Well what am I supposed to feel like

After watching two of my siblings die

And not doing a single ounce of anything

To save my life

To save my life

I need to save my life