Verse 1 It grew stale and tiresome Almost failed Took for granted The constant desire of Too much, too inflated Grew full, grew satiated Pre-Chorus It shouldn’t be all or nothing But now, weighted down with loathing When it’s gone, you want it back Somehow the fire grows when kindling lacks Chorus It’s not there, but access is wanted Insight, out of reach, feeling taunted Once you were left out of the equation Began sitting with deprivation Verse 2 Where’s the scale? Let’s find a balance The teeter-totter is stuck More tender, less callous Too far one way Then too far the other We lose what we have Trying to discover Pre-Chorus It shouldn’t be all or nothing But now, weighted down with loathing When it’s gone, you want it back Somehow the fire grows when kindling lacks Chorus It’s not there, but access is wanted Insight, out of reach, feeling taunted Once you were left out of the equation Began sitting with deprivation Bridge Too much, too little The same old riddle We chase the high Then question why What we possess We second-guess Until it’s gone We carry on Final Chorus It’s not there, but access is wanted Insight, out of reach, feeling taunted Once you were left out of the equation Began sitting with deprivation Outro Where’s the scale? Let’s find a balance The teeter-totter is stuck More tender, less callous
