Drinking Song for the Socially Anxious

'Drinking Song for the Socially Anxious' is the 3rd song on The Amazing Devil's third album, ruin.

Platforms
Bandcamp

iTunes

Spotify

YouTube

Genius

Lyrics
In the back of a cab Like a puppet with no strings Untangling my headphones cos sometimes they’re the only thing That keeps my head in place That keeps my head in place

Arriving at the door I hope to god I’m not the first My heart is tearing pages from that funny story I rehearsed And I know I won’t be long Cos I know I don’t belong

Cos though my jokes are my armour And my kindness is my sword The party swirls around me in a dress I can’t afford And I do my best to breathe But they’re stealing all the air

And the hum from the fridge’ll Sing me soft little vigils As all my steps too far keep saying ‘this is who you are’ I should go home I’m not lonely I just like being on my own

So I’ll sing silence And ask my glass of wine for guidance I might not make it tonight

And I’ll speak with my eyes You’ll think I’m weird, one sympathises I might not make it tonight

Because I don’t find this easy like you Gonna go home and show my cat some memes Because he’s awesome Like me

Now I’m lying on a bed full of coats Trying desperately to cope When you open up the door, say something stupid like ‘You’re lying on some coats’ I say I know. It’s just sometimes nice to feel what it’s like to be in someone else’s coat

And we’re bursting at the seams Cos the noise is crushing us We think it’s so much worse than it seems But that voice unsaid is rushing us And in a moment of total rapture And with every strength I have I ask if you play D&D And your face lights up like you’ve woken up From this endless fucking nightmare of pretending this is you, This is us, this is me, this how we’re meant to be But your smile tells me I’m safe And that voice unspoken’s heard Cos if god made us all in his image Then god’s a fucking nerd

And I’ll sing silence And ask my glass of wine for guidance I might not make it tonight

And I’ll speak with my eyes You think I’m neat, I’m not surprised I might not make it tonight

Because I don’t find this easy like you Gonna go home and dress my cat up like batman Cos he’s awesome like me

And I don’t find this easy like you I’m not lonely I just like being on my own With you

/And I’ll sing silence and ask my glass of wine for guidance I might not make it tonight Gonna go home and tell my cat I’m not lonely if I’m With you

In the back of a cab, like two puppets with no strings We share a pair of headphones, cos sometimes they’re the only things That keep our heads in place That keep our heads in place