i thought
gabriel duncan

i thought i got it easy
i thought it was all so figured out
but that floor beneath me
was as easily taken out

i thought it was the end
i thought the beginning was far behind
but it's me, the one that tends
to look past the cracks that grow in time

i thought i was the leader
man, i thought i was no one's punk
now i'm working water heaters
neck deep in someone else's junk

i thought i was observant
i believed in competence
but look now, mama
fishing toys out of the vents

thought i'd drop
red hot lines
but the boiling's stopped
baring the bottom of the pot

i thought ....
i don't know what
i thought i didn't give a fuck
i thought i'd try my luck