Sidetracked - Sediment Lyrics

You settled everything with yourself and left me to settle my own mind

So gather around if you ever cared at all about my past and what it means to me
This is my life story so far or at least the important parts
And you and everybody will see
That no matter what growing up is never easy
And I'd love to help somebody else
But truth be told I'm writing this to help myself

Because I got so much extra weight and I'm getting real tired of this sediment ache
I have the ghosts of my past settled down in my bones like sand into gears
And I don't know much longer
I can stand waking up with all my monsters in my bed
So I'll write this all out and hope to get some rest

Growing up with you felt like growing up alone
You were never there, you never showed you cared
You're everything I never want to be
So don't credit yourself with who I am because you're who I'm not

I'm still growing and learning about myself, recovering from my mistakes
Won't let anyone own me, I'm pulling myself off of your puppet strings
I'm still growing and learning about myself, recovering from my mistakes
Won't let anyone own me, I'm pulling myself off of your puppet strings

I didn't know who I could trust
At six years old I was so young
You told me I had to grow up
I didn't make your mistakes and still I

I got so much extra weight and I'm getting so tired of this sediment ache
I have the ghosts of my past settled down in my bones like sand into gears
And I don't know much longer I can stand waking up
With all my monsters in my bed
So I'll write this all out and hope to get some rest