Music Prompt #31: “I Can’t Escape Myself” by The Sound

First let me apologize for the delay, Rose requested a substitute for Friday and I only just saw her email buried in my overflowing inbox.  I have been swamped well beyond my capacity to cope this month. With that in mind I have brought you a song, a disturbing song (the video makes it more so, just listening or reading the lyrics is fine), that deals with mental illness.

So many feelings
Pent up in here
Left all alone, I’m with

The one I most fear.

I’m sick and I’m tired
Of reasoning;
Just want to break out,
Shake off this skin.

I, I can’t
Escape myself.

All my problems
Loom larger than life
I can’t swallow
Another slice.

Seems like my shadow
Mocks every stride.
I learn to live with
What’s trapped inside?

Use the above song as inspiration for any form of creative expression (including but not limited too short stories, poems, lyrics, artwork, photography, covers, music/dance videos etc.)

Alternatively,

If you are a musician use this as an opportunity to showcase your own work.

You have 1 week to complete this challenge.

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About mindlovemisery

Music: PJ Harvey, Radio Head, Fleetwood Mac, David Usher/Moist, Johnny Cash, Portishead, Damien Rice (basically I am a 90s kid I like alternative, grunge, Industrial and other types of metal, oldies, punk, rock etc.) Authors: Sylvia Plath, James Baldwin, Edmund White, Arthur Rimbaud, Jim Carrol, Jeff Noon, etc. Movies: A Clock Work Orange, Fight Club, House of Flying Daggers (I like a lot of cult movies, horror, comedy, drama, I don't like action and fantasy is terrifying lol) Philosophical Beliefs: Buddhism, Daoism, Shintoism (before it changed under Nationalism), The Transcendent Order Favorite Video Game: Planescape Torment What I do: read, write, yoga, pilates, weight-lift, walk, study philosophy and psychology, dance like a crazy person, paint, dream etc. Qualities: stubborn, sarcastic, teasing, playful, open, flirtatious, eccentric, passionate, forgetful, open-minded I am 39 and married (almost 20 years) with a beautiful soon to be teenage daughter.

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