this beautiful unraveling

the whole world just keeps spinning past
pop culture jettisoned to outer space
zeitgeists come and go they never last
this generation has eyes but no face

and i'm stuck on the couch in front of the screen
while vh1 already makes fun of last week
living on twizzlers and coffee beans
i'm too scared to know if i'm at my peak

and i'm hoping praying
coping swaying
keeping time with my feet
i'm moping fraying
joking paying
for the memories that still control me

it's all a part of this beautiful unraveling

my folks are engulfed by their own eyeglasses
they live in a desert city of concrete
when rains blow in from low mountain passes
the sage and the cactus smell so sweet

and i don't know where is right for me
i fall in love with every place i go
the desert the mountains the city streets
worm their way into my heart and take hold

and i'm hoping praying
coping swaying
keeping time with my feet
i'm moping fraying
joking paying
for the memories that still control me

it's all a part of this beautiful unraveling

it's all a part of this beautiful unraveling