...but then yesterday was a real struggle. No idea what triggered it - all the little things that contributed to it seem too small to have caused the full on panic I failed to control. By the afternoon, I had to ask for help and felt like a real loser for having to do so.
No man is an island and all that, but even so. Not cool.
Today, this song popped up on the iPod. Really sums it up in many ways. And worth remembering that The Offspring are more intelligent than the chart-bothering hits around the turn of the Millennium would have many of you believe. (If you like this song, also check out the excellent but heartbreaking Gone Away, also by The Offspring.)
The Offspring - Have You Ever
Falling, I'm falling
Have you ever walked through a room
But it was more like the room passed around you
Like there was a leash around your neck that pulled you through
Have you ever been at someplace
Recognizing everybody's face
Until you realized that there was no one there you knew
Well I know
Some days, my soul's confined and out of mind
Sleep forever
Some days, I'm so outshined and out of time
Have you ever
Falling, I'm falling
Have you ever buried your face in your hands
'Cos no one around you understands
Or has the slightest idea what it is that makes you be
Have you ever felt like there was more
Like someone else was keeping score
And what could make you whole was simply out of reach
Well I know
Someday I'll try again and not pretend
This time forever
Someday I'll get it straight but not today
Have you ever
Falling, I'm falling
Some days, my soul's confined and out of mind
Sleep forever
Some days, my darkest friend is me again
Have you ever
Someday I'll try again and not pretend
This time forever
Someday I'll get it straight but not today
Have you ever
When the truth walks away
Everybody stays
'Cos the truth about the world is that crime does pay
So if you walk away
Who is gonna stay
'Cos I'd like to think the world is a better place
When the truth walks away
Everybody stays
'Cos the truth about the world is that crime does pay
So if you walk away
Who is gonna stay
'Cos I'd like to make the world be a better place
When the truth walks away
Everybody stays
'Cos the truth about the world is that crime does pay
So if you walk away
Who is gonna stay
'Cos I'd like to think the world is a better place
I'd like to leave the world as a better place
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