Untold Identity - Upside Town

I was in a type-A tidy up mood the other day
In a getter done mindset, throwing all the nonessentials away
I'm an exterminator in my eyes, purifying things I like
Taking time to appreciate the goodness in the grime
But I failed to aright it all inside

I was in a type-A purging things mood the other night
I went into my mind attempting to find all the things that I'd hide, I'd find
The root to all my pain, the link to my misdeeds, and the creature hidden
Deeper that controls the wrongs I think

And I would string it up, yeah
And I would string it up, yeah

Why is everybody else upside down?
I swore I'd hang the thing that's caused my pain, but somehow
I'm the one who landed outside the border of Upside Town
And now it looks like I'm the one who's upside down

My feet are bound
Now it looks like there's something I need to figure out
I'm the root to all of my problems
You'd miss the point if I just wrapped it all up with I'll resolve them

See, most times its the conclusion that I tend to avoid
But I must make room for a void
So that I can fill it with a prudence
See, I've known I'm the solution I just tend to be coy
With my put-off-owning-up ploy
My humility's never been used less

Upside Town is such a pleasant place undeniably
A place that everybody wants to see, but never be
'Cause the second that we enter we're reminded that we're fallible
It's palpable, but paramount to avoid the prerogative parallel that we become a parable, A fairy tale
To warn the youth to not repeat our nominal ego, oh no, I did an oxymoron, flow is out The window
I've reflected, now the truth is out, I've tasted crow, now get me down

I put it all out, I've never been prouder to not be proud
Making headway, it's been a long day, but I gained Upside Town
I think it's high time for a victory round
I grabbed the flame I tamed that gave me strength but mostly pain
And you already know what I did with that thing, man, I took it and

I just strung it up, yeah
I just strung it up
Wait

Why is everybody else upside down?
I swore I'd hang the thing that's caused my pain, but somehow
I'm the one who landed outside the border of Upside Town
And now it looks like I'm the one who's upside down

I found out
That this town turns out to be
Just big enough for three
That accounts for my identity
The unholy trinity
The guy I want to be
Is the favorite of the three
The one I never want to see's the least cared for side of me
And then there's me
The guy who can't quite get things right, and yet I try my best
And the last time I checked if anyone does that and nothing less
They've done all that they can, so when I'm guilt-ridden again
I am reminded that my pride does not decline my citizenship
It's a burden that I leave at the threshold, my friend
And I will carry it the best I can, right up until the end, so
I won't stop stringing me up until accountability has passed
And I won't get discouraged when again I want to ask

Why is everybody else upside down?
I swore I'd hang the thing that's caused my pain, but somehow
I'm the one who landed outside the border of Upside Town
And now it looks like I'm the one who's upside down
I'm the one who landed outside the border of Upside Town
And now it looks like I'm the one who's upside down
Now it looks like I'm the one who's upside down
Now I see the benefit of upside down

Written by:
Elijah Patterson

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