From the recording Trapeze
Fight for Your Life (2:45) Pleading rock song. As the world used to hold specific roles for
men, those roles have shifted, leaving young men to question their life purpose.
Searching turns to mental paralysis, hopelessness, sadness and anger. Sung from an
observer’s perspective who knows a downward spiral when it happens.
Lyrics
Fight for your Life
McDonnell ©2023
Everything has gone wrong
And you feel all alone
And the demons in your head
They try to call you home
Talking’s too much trouble
Questions feel like assault
You won’t take any help
Because it’s all their fault
Fight for your life
Fight for your life
Your lies no longer work
You can’t hear anymore
You scream you’re OK
And then you slam the door
You’re Mr. happy-go-lucky
With strangers at the store
Well, you’re fooling no one
Pain pours from every pore
You know your house is burning
You can’t get out alive
Put down your booze, your weed, your phone
And fight for your life
You despise the ones you love
The ones you can still con
They’re strong like mountains
You can’t throw rocks at everyone
Bad memories repeating
Like nagging nightmares
They won’t leave on their own
You must be so damn scared
Fight for your life
Fight for your life
Fight for your life
Everything has gone wrong
And you feel all alone
And the demons in your head
They try to call you home
Fight for your life
Fight for your life
Fight for your life