[Song: Focus Away, rewrite 500] [verse 1] I lose the nights to the vibe inside my head Can’t eat or drink til I’m done pulling on this thread Into a tangle of uh comp lish meant and guilt Focused away, writing songs or optimizing builds [verse 2] Late-night coding bouts, or even just my job I polish the turds into door oh dango knobs It's far too engrossing, unjustifiable Sis if eee an mental boulders up an endless hill [pre-chorus] When the project is a passion that captures my mind I'm scared to miss a beat and wake up left behind Spreadsheets, mangled theories, songwriting and scales My tunnel vision narrows; everything else pales [chorus] I’m a distraction From the static in my brain Full of trepidation About losing what I’ve gained Misplaced hours As I focus away The rhyming empowers But it's stealing my days [post-chorus] Away... away... away... Focus away Away... away... [drop] (Away…) [verse 3] Texts from the kitchen; I don’t hear the call Evaluating Ay pee eyes and audio results They eat without me, entirely unsurprised When I come back to myself, it tares me up inside [verse 4] So here I am at 2 AM still polishing a song About the way I polish things too hard and for too long I’ll never claw these hours back; I should be asleep “I’ll be done in just a minute” is a promise I can’t keep [post-chorus] That keeps me away... away... away... Focus away Away... away... [drop] (Away…) [final chorus] I’m a distraction I can’t make peace with that But deflect with self-disparagement Until my next relapse I’m focused away Toward a beautiful disease Will giving it a name Loosen its grip on me? Loosen its grip on me? [extended instrumental] (It keeps me away…) (Away) (Away) (Focus Away) [outro] Away… away… away… Focus away [end] [whispered]It keeps me away
