Institutionalization is the couch indent
It’s feeling so at home in our thoughts
We miss our depression when in remission
The stability of groundhogs day
The stability of groundhogs day
The stability of groundhogs day
It’s why so many of us finally give in
Just as the right medication kicks in
It’s too much too fast
It’s questioning it all from the cocoon
Then finally getting our wings
Only to fly high enough to plummet
Don’t get me wrong there are bars
But the day comes when they change
They no longer hold us in
But keep the world out
It’s that movie where prisoners are freed
Walking out into the sun they are blinded
The light actually causes physical pain
It’s more than just getting used to
It’s more like getting dependent on
We desperately need a sense of control
In this chaotic world
Whether we find it in bed in a dark room
In the bottom bunk in a 6 by 8 cell
At a mindless, unappreciative job
We know exactly what to expect
There are very few variables
We are the water that Bruce Lee speaks of
Desperately looking for a dusty cup
That’s rarely removed from the shelf
Maybe it’s all shades of grey
The varying degrees of sadness
Before we step out
Into the blinding light
We should take the trip slowly
From the depths of the pitch sea bottom
In a kind of decompression chamber
That trickles the light in, in degrees
So by the time we breathe fresh air
We won’t recoil in pain from the sun
This birthing in dimly lit room in a hot tub
Life is harsh…take it easy on yourself
And ease into it
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