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Barely Alive Lyrics by The Jokerr

Collective Chaos: Articles of Transcendence

2017

[The Jokerr]
Ay yo
It isn't very complicated
It's just a simple song
I've been feeling something
This is what I need to vent it on
I'm out of oxygen like what I need to live is gone
I'm out of options
Everyone I seem to pick is wrong
I'm still staring at the mirror trying to crack the puzzle
While the straps on my straight-jacket snug and wrap me snuggled
I try to scream for help
But all the cries are badly muffled
As I struggle beneath this giant pile of blackened rubble
You'd think that you would get used to it after long enough
It only seems to get harder
I wonder if I'm strong enough
I wonder if the sun's coming
Wonder if it's dawn enough
Or is it time to let go
Cause I've been holding on enough
Been holding on so long that I've forgotten why
My body practically begging me just to stop and die
Feeling like my whole life has been built upon an awful lie

[Chorus]
I'm barely alive
I'm barely breathing
I'm barely alive (alive)
I'm barely alive (alive)
I'm barely alive
I'm barely breathing
I'm barely alive (alive)
I might as well be buried alive (alive)

[Sir Skitzo]
So in the current day
I feel that I'm barely alive
Cuz there is not one person who would care if I died
A lot of people said they would
But they carry the lies
So now I'm married to rhymes
I wake and stare at the lines
Fuck a stereotype
Y'all don't know what I see
I try to tell you in a track
But y'all don't know what I mean
Even if I said it straight without flowing discreet
All you fucking seem to focus on is bumping the beat
And now its fucking with me
It's like a hit in the face
But now they're fucking with me
Cuz I have quickened the pace
So I'm ducking beneath
But that's the typical case until my soul folds over
And I live with the pain
Should I give it again or tie the rope a little tighter
I'm sick of tryna cope
With the dope and a lighter
My soul's grown cold
Supposed to be a fighter

[Chorus]
I'm barely alive
I'm barely breathing
I'm barely alive (alive)
I'm barely alive (alive)
I'm barely alive
I'm barely breathing
I'm barely alive (alive)
I might as well be buried alive (alive)

[Toska]
Okay it isn't very complicated
Fine
I still don't get it though
Demons previously beat our back
I'm dragged to hell below
I only ever feel security when felt alone
So I rope my ghost inside and hide until my shell implodes
I never understood or learned to recognize as fair
The notion of emotional pain that you don't know why it's there
My soul has several incisions and rips but under prudent scrutiny I truly can't identify the tear
It's why I'm scared cause what's the fucking purpose
Innocent people hurt and felled
And have to tell themselves they must deserve it
I'm so blue
Wondering what I could do
I dip my fingers in my blood
And scribble on the mirror
Nothing
Worthless
Far from perfect and have come to terms with that
But when I see my crumbling kingdom
Get the urge to burn it black
It doesn't add up
I'm losing my cool and I'm furious
I'm feeling foolish, duped numerous times and I'm through with it, just bury me

[Chorus]
I'm barely alive
I'm barely breathing
I'm barely alive (alive)
I'm barely alive (alive)
I'm barely alive
I'm barely breathing
I'm barely alive (alive)
I might as well be buried alive (alive)

[Outro Chorus]
I'm barely alive
I'm barely breathing
I'm barely alive (alive)
I'm barely alive (alive)
I'm barely alive
I'm barely breathing
I'm barely alive (alive)
I might as well be buried alive (alive)
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The Jokerr

The Jokerr

About “Barely Alive” by The Jokerr

Read the complete lyrics to "Barely Alive" by The Jokerr from the album "Collective Chaos: Articles of Transcendence" in 2017. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rap.

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"Barely Alive" appears on "Collective Chaos: Articles of Transcendence" in 2017.

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