Far Nearer Lyrics

I drove through the mid-west and I burned the town that your father left you in. And if you see that old man, just know I still have it out for him.We don’t talk anymore but I’...Read Full Lyrics

[Narrator] From this high up, it was hard to feel any sort of connection with the world below. People were motes of dust in the streetlights, swirling through the darkened lanes an...Read Full Lyrics

[Narrator] Sublevel 19 was nothing like the other floors at Machine Co. There were no alabaster work benches, no spotless white carpets. Here, it was dank, dark, and that noise...a...Read Full Lyrics

Let’s get reckless like the ocean ‘cause I’m careless like the sea, I watched you walk inside this crowded room, trying to drink the void in you. We’re all searching for so...Read Full Lyrics

[Narrator] On the shuttle home, I couldn't help but stare at my new hand. I kept flexing my fingers and twisting it back and forth. It felt fine. There wasn't even a scar. Already,...Read Full Lyrics

Would you hold it against me if I say that, “I’ve been missing you lately?” Do you remember when we sat outside my house, watched stars cascade, turning into something else? ...Read Full Lyrics

[Narrator] At home, Jane responded to the news of my promotion with caution.[Jane] "Does this mean I'm going to see less of you?"[Narrator] "Look, I need to work hard to get ahead....Read Full Lyrics

Half the man I thought I’d be, double his size and constantly drinking.What? When your sip becomes your substance?You learn control or you learn how to crutch it.A mother and fat...Read Full Lyrics

[Narrator] On level 87, demands on my time increased. I had meetings with people who used to boss me around. I regularly caught a later shuttle home. My new hand never regained fee...Read Full Lyrics

I wish that I could say, “I’m giving you my best.”To the people that I’m closest to this is my first collapse.I spent the last few years trying to figure it out.It left me ...Read Full Lyrics