Nothing Like The Rest

(album: JT XX - 2022)

I know I can't hide anymore
I know what's outside of the door
They say you're safe in the eye of the storm
Still breathing, but I don't feel alive anymore

Is death the passive absence of life, or something else?
The active inverse of purpose, working within our cells?
Is it like hitting a wall, or is there another side?
What if you happen to pass, and come back across the line?
'Cause in the deadest eyes, lies a depth I recognize
When the lights are on, but it's only the devil left inside
Growth and decay forever parallel and yet
Despite separate destinations, somewhere they'll intersect
This road ain't made for coming back, we're driving up a one way
Post-apocalyptic path, I had to take the long way
Least we took the scenic route, see these people geeking out
Now that shit has hit the fan, no fear to let the demons out
Cards are dealt, check your hand
Deck is rigged, no second chance
Stack the odds, place your bets
Go all in and bank on death
Real estate is booming, got no room in hell
So the dead'll walk the earth, wanna join? might as well
When all the heavens fell, I guess I felt
Like I could drop the act, and ever since I've been myself
The world is over, but I've known it from the start
Though I don't believe in god, I'm a noah on his ark
(Floating through the dark)

I feel alive, when I walk among the dead
Embrace the night, so I never feel regret
Oh lord, oh lord, just a shell of me that's left
No more, no more, I'm nothing like the rest

I've been searching, and met so many survivors
But not a one of 'em, was as hungry as I was
Never thought myself a fighter, till I was humbled and lifeless
And then I found my people, seeking a spark to ignite us
Watch as we go off together
Fuck the talk, the walk is better
Gotta keep my flock together
All succeed or fall together
I've seen much rougher weather, now we will ruffle feathers
Unstoppabe, I'd be shocked, if the wrath of god could get us
A part of me wants to be on this road alone
But if an apocalypse has taught me anything at all
I cannot go on my own, rocked by the trauma in my bones
I don't wanna settle down, long as I'm with the squad at home
'Cause we're nothing like the rest, and I guess the difference is
We're the ones willing to set aside our differences
All the dead can witness this, I mean what's a better friend
Then the one who'll let you rest, but won't let you get up again
The end's the end, and learning that was tough
'Cause once the demons come, they're gonna have your lunch
A feast of flesh and bone, goddamn we've had enough
But just when you think it's done, they'll be coming back for blood

I feel alive, when I walk among the dead
Embrace the night, so I never feel regret
Oh lord, oh lord, just a shell of me that's left
No more, no more, I'm nothing like the rest
I feel alive, when I walk among the dead
Embrace the night, so I never feel regret
Oh lord, oh lord, just a shell of me that's left
No more, no more, I'm nothing like the rest