Used

From the album: Limbic Pulse

Intro - instrumental

Verse 1
In times of need
You knock on my door,
Loudly, loudly,
To let you in into my safe shell.

Verse 2
You don't ask
If there is room
For your problems,
You just barge in.

Chorus
I am the one,
The one
Who you only see
When you are in need.

Verse 3
You force-feed me
With all your problems,
I am your goose
Prepped for Christmas.

Verse 4
Your endless
Waterfalls of discomfort,
Unwanted,
Sprinkled all over me.

Chorus
I am the one,
The one
Who you only see
When you are in need.

Bridge
I try to be the better person,
I put my own problems to rest.
I listen, I try to help,
In vain, in vain.

Verse 5
Taken for granted,
You use me, use me,
Your dustbin
For all your problems.

Verse 6
Once your sky is brighter,
You forget all about me.
You share your joy
With everyone except me.

Virtuoso solo - instrumental

Chorus
I am the one,
The one
Who you only see
When you are in need.

Outro

I feel used,
A broom
To clean your dirty floors.

A dustbin
To throw away
Your problems.

You just put me away
In the storage room
Till you need your
Shell cleaned.

Stay away,
Stay away.

If all you have to offer
Is negativity
And pain.

Outro - instrumental

Musical style concepts

Accusatory tone with melodic lashing-out chorus and rap-spoken verses on a trip-hop beat. Breaking down, slowly softening in the outro.

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