feels like I'm losing ground

even when the step's not taken

no matter what I do

this bond between us has forsaken me

forgotten to the flood

swiftly surging thoughts of yesteryear

awaken turmoiled hearts

that once believed in me now fester

mirrored sensation

deep frustration

the candle tends to

burn at both ends

mirrored sensation

deep frustration

the candle tends to

burn at both ends

fatigue is setting in

how'd it get so hard to say 'no'?

I take on more & more

despite the need to cry "I can't go on"

without a break or change

I risk emotional homicide

but I round the bend again

ending in a broken promise

from the floor I

lose the will; I

can't comprehend &

burn at both ends

I continue to

rip my sinew

because I tend to

burn at both ends

rage & grieving, I

can't help leaving

I am not kind

within my own mind

someone help me

to let 'me' be

because I dread I'll

burn at both ends

When you have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet, and sometimes that is not enough, then you can "Burn at Both Ends". That is what this song is about.