shaky ground

'i'm thinkin' out loud and i'm talking in circles without takin' a pause

i am overstimulated and intoxicated by the applause

i'll be stepping on land mines and running straight into things 

and i am broken down,

i am broken up

and there's no one to save me

so sorting through junk mail and i'm sorting out lies i've come to believe 

all my fingers are shaking as i rip the nail off with my teeth

i got good friends around me

so close i could throw a stone

oh, i have trouble lately when i'm self medicating and alone

and i guess i'm taking this slow

i'm on shaky feet on shaky ground

and i guess i've got a lot more to know

about leaving the battlefields alone

so i'm calling on God, i'm calling my doctor, and nearly everyone i know

they all tell me the same thing,

they say it's the only way i'm gonna grow

oh sometimes i believe them,

still i am overwhelmed by everything small

oh, it's not for lack of blessings 

i've got no lack anything at all

and i guess i'm taking this slow

i'm on shaky feet on shaky ground

and i guess i've got a lot more to know

about leaving the battlefields alone

all of my life i have been having these crazy dreams

all of my life i have been living in extremes

i am neither the smartest or the slowest, 

the bravest or most weak

oh, and in truth i am just somewhere in between

and i guess i'm taking this slow

i'm on shaky feet on shaky ground

i guess i've got a lot more to know

about leaving the battlefields alone

hallelujah'

-molly venter