Mike Baker - Flare Days Lyrics

Today the light feels like a weight
Even my breath can't hold its shape
The world outside is running fast
But I am stuck - I always crash

There's no warning, no clear sign
Just pain that eats the edges of time
My spine is fire, my limbs are lead
And I can't crawl out of this bed

These are flare days, can't pretend
My body breaks, it doesn't bend
Every nerve is screaming raw
And silence is the only law

I cancel plans I swore I'd keep
I whisper truths I cannot speak
I watch the ceiling hold the sky
And wonder how I'll make it by

You think I'm lazy, think I quit
But you don't feel the weight of it

These are flare days, can't pretend
My body breaks, it doesn't bend
Every nerve is screaming raw
And silence is the only law

I'm tired of making it sound okay
I'm not fine - and that's okay
If I disappear, it's not a choice
It's just my pain stealing my voice

So when I vanish, please be kind
There's still a fire here in my mind
These are flare days - I'm not gone
Just resting 'til I can hold on