Song lyrics: Asleep at the Wheel
So, before I started writing a lot of fanfiction, I mainly used to write song lyrics and poetry. This phrase 'asleep at the wheel' has been going round in my head for a long time and finally (after listening to Eminem, of all things!), it actually turned into something.
This describes what's going on with me lately better than anything else I can think of. It was kind of liberating to write poetry again, made me feel 14 again! If you like this, I have a ton of other poetry over at Fictionpress. My username is SayIt'sWrong.
Asleep at the Wheel
Asleep at the wheel
The scenery flies by
But I see nothing at all
Asleep at the wheel
Letting it all pass me by
No responsibility, no control
Felt like I was always in the passenger seat
Riding shotgun through my life
Doing what you wanted; what I needed
To pretend that I knew how to survive
Asleep at the wheel
The scenery flies by
But I see nothing at all
Asleep at the wheel
Letting it all pass me by
No responsibility, no control
Feels like life is getting away from me
Wasting the time when I could be free
Doing what you wanted; what I needed
To pretend that this was the real me
Feeling like I have no idea how to do this
Like I have to lie in order to belong
Doing what you wanted; what I needed
Even if it has always felt so wrong
Asleep at the wheel
The scenery flies by
But I see nothing at all
Asleep at the wheel
Letting it all pass me by
No responsibility, no control
I was asleep at the wheel for so long
Sleeping when I should've been strong
It's time to live this life for me
Realising there's no recipe to being happy
Asleep at the wheel
The scenery flies by
But I'll open my eyes, take it all in
No more lying
No more pretending
Because this is me; this is real