Not Okay

from Trigger Warnings & Sunshine by Derek Brink

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Sort of the fun side of still being bummed out. Pearl Jammy. Up-tempo. Some of my usual wordplay... It's a rock song about being sad, but working at happy. You get it. Has one of my favorite lines of the album in it--"I've got a problem with change and I hope that changes soon." This one, though fun, does pretty accurately describe my struggle with depression. It's a fun take on a serious subject.

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I’m not okay, but I’ll get okay.
I’m not okay, but I’ll get there.
I’m not okay, but I’ll get okay.

I’ve been learning to survive
and it’s taking a long time.
I’m just trying to make it out alive.
I want to be alone,
I want to hold you close.
I want to laugh till I cry.
I don’t know how to win,
but I know how to fight.

I’m not okay...etc…

Try to whistle a happy tune.
Open up the same old wounds.
Another verse to just GET through…
I want to sleep all day.
I want to go out and play.
Whatever’s least opportune.
I’ve got a problem with change
and I hope that changes soon.

I’m not okay...etc…

I want to be happy.
Who wouldn’t want to be happy.
So I’ve been working on happy.
I’m not okay...etc...

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from Trigger Warnings & Sunshine, released March 11, 2016

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