Five Seconds

The old apartment window I'm staring down below The patrons seem so angry At everything they know And no one seems to notice that they're caught up in the flow But if they took a moment, they will realize they're alone and so they don't I smell the wheels start to burn again And several months just melt away And when I finally get five seconds to myself That's when the tears start coming out I'll start submitting to the doubt I make everyday feel like a fight Now I'm convinced the inner voice is right I wonder when I started Feeling extra numb I'll rely on conversation I'm as smart as I am dumb But maybe I'm projecting as I'm sitting here at home The feeling I'm protecting is the one I cannot own and so I don't I smell the wheels start to burn again And every month just melts away And when I finally get five seconds to myself Well that's when the tears start coming out I start submitting to my doubt I make everyday feel like a fight Now I'm convinced the inner voice is right I didn't seem to notice that I'm caught up in the flow And if I took a moment, I would realize I'm alone and so I don't I smell the wheels start to burn again And many months just melt away And when I finally get five seconds to myself That's when the tears come pouring out I start submitting to my doubt I make everyday feel like a fight And it's turns out the inner voice is right