A Hard Pill to Swallow - Arrested Youth

Lyrics by：Dave Bassett/Ian Johnson

Arranged by：Dave Bassett/Mike Green

I spent the better half of the past two years

Shut down thinking about how did I get here

My whole world felt like it got cold and insincere

I was desperate for a change of heart but none came near

So I stayed away from happiness oh I steered clear

I saw things inside my rear view that kept making me veer

And I was mighty hard on myself

Was at odds with myself

Didn't wanna believe

So I kept running out on myself

Couldn't count on myself

Didn't know who to be

They sold you a dream

But it's not what it seems

And now you're lost in the cut

Knees muddy cuz you dug too deep

And it's hard to let go

Cuz you suffered the blow

And you're all bruised up

It's a hard pill to swallow

It's a hard pill to swallow

When you're caught in the sorrow

And you can't see tomorrow

I spent the better half of a brand new year

Coming around thinking bout how do I not fear

All the things that used to hold me back from living my life

I had to tear it down to find out how to build it back right

And I paid the cost for it

Dug a hole so deep

I swear I could have put my coffin in

Saw my future flash before my eyes

That's when I thought of it

Maybe if I take this chance to understand my part in it

I'd get down to the heart of it

Cuz I was mighty hard on myself

Was at odds with myself

Didn't wanna believe

So I quit running out on myself

Learned to count on myself

And I feel more at ease

They sold you a dream

But it's not what it seems

And now you're lost in the cut

Knees muddy cuz you dug too deep

And it's hard to let go

Cuz you suffered the blow

And you're all bruised up

It's a hard pill to swallow

It's a hard pill to swallow

When you're caught in the sorrow

And you can't see tomorrow

It's a hard pill to swallow

If you could do it over

You could do it over

Would you do it over again

Cuz you can do it over

You can do it over

You can do it over again

It's a hard pill to swallow

If you could do it over

You could do it over

When you're caught in the sorrow

Would you do it over again

And you can't see tomorrow

Cuz you can do it over

You can do it over

It's a hard pill to swallow

You can do it over again

They sold you a dream

But it's not what it seems

And now you're lost in the cut

Knees muddy cuz you dug too deep

And it's hard to let go

Cuz you suffered the blow

And you're all bruised up

It's a hard pill to swallow

It's a hard pill to swallow

When you're caught in the sorrow

And you can't see tomorrow

It's a hard pill to swallow

If you could do it over

You could do it over

Would you do it over again