Hope and Apathy

from Identity Lost (single) by Empty Lungs

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My life sometimes is like a sinking ship
Just like a few of my past relationships
Like running in the dark near the edge of a cliff
Im always moving the fan a little closer to the shit,
Like smoking 40 a day when you've been told to quit
Refusing to believe that its making you sick
Well I can handle curve balls but you're throwing me bricks,
Now im whining like a self-indulgent prick

Well hold on, hold on.

This is the road I chose so I should deal with it
And I can't imagine being any different
I got no choice but keep keeping on
Cos without these songs I got nothing at all
It's gona take a little time, take a little patience
Is it optimism or desparation, that keeps me sane in the midst of this
Well at this stage I don't know the difference

Well hold on, hold on.

A little bit of hope, A little bit of apathy, A little bit of anger, A little bit of fear.

My life sometimes is like a sinking ship
Just like a few of my past relationships
Like running in the dark near the edge of a cliff
Im always moving the fan a little closer to the shit,
I'd like to think that im a complex man
Mysterious and intricate and hard to understand
But im as simple as they come nothing much to me
I consist of nothing more than;

A little bit of hope, A little bit of apathy, A little bit of anger, A little bit of fear.

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from Identity Lost (single), track released September 20, 2011

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Empty Lungs Belfast, UK

Empty Lungs play passionate, angry and catchy music that draws influence from punk, post-hardcore, indie rock and folk.

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