Splintering strings down my spine
one by one
pulled apart with a flickering tug

I know what you do to me
day by day
but I can't help the falling

So which is worse
Living the with hopeless hope
or facing the helpless help

They're trying to help
they're trying to understand
but they don't
never have

Dunking me under the waves
breath by breath
I feel myself sink, but won't let go

I'm just your loose stringed puppet
dance by dance
under your control, wishing it reality

So which is worse
Living the with hopeless hope
or facing the helpless help

I know what you're doing
I get it, you got me
They're all right
always have been

So which is worse
Attempting to escape the unescapable
Or settling in the unsettled