Bedsheets and Plastic Stars (Hidden Track)

from Get Some Sleep EP by Arms Like Roses

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I'm so exhausted
It's been such a long and thankless day
This doesn't feel much like living
I've heard windows shatter from all the screams inside my head
Get some sleep, I tell myself
But I know it's not as simple as the words might suggest
So I pull the sheets over my head
In a desperate attempt to survive one more day of this reality I call home
Hoping to escape the confines society has placed upon me with its furrowed brow
Misfortunate situations I still blame myself for
Abuse I fought through with my bare hands and salty tears
Misunderstandings of intent, and taking my kindness as a sign of weakness
Unfairness that follows me like the plague
Mocking my appearance and erasing my existence

I fought to get here
I chose life over death
But I'm much too closed off to admit all that

And as I examine the tiny plastic stars on my ceiling, glowing down on my cheeks
I remember a time when they kept me safe from all the nightmares, beyond my bedroom door
I notice all the imperfections on the walls
The holes punched out of anger
Scrapes and chipping in the paint from green to blue
Words misspoken out of fear
They tell a story of not that long ago
It still frustrates me that I've experienced so much
And yet I can still hear the voice of a small, gap toothed child screaming for affection
My eyelids begin to get heavier, pushing my eyes further back into my skull
Time passes faster and faster with each arrhythmic breath
I begin to slowly loose consciousness
Until the exact moment when I feel nothing

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from Get Some Sleep EP, released April 27, 2021

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Arms Like Roses New Haven, Connecticut

With members spread across Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, New England quintet Arms Like Roses play a blend of emo, indie rock, and post-hardcore that alternates between lush beauty and cathartic harshness just like the seasons do in the region they call home. ... more

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