You and Me Both

The guardrail is tempting me
 Standing like a sentry to the left of me
 It's guarding adventure that's certain to be life threatening
 I need a tragedy to wake me
 From perpetual dreaming
 The proverbial 'pinch me'
 I'm so sick of sleeping
 I'm so sick of sleeping
 And you wonder why my eyes don't leave my phone
 And you wonder why you feel like you're alone
 I think I need a new story
 One where I take on the world
 The one I'm living is boring
 It's killing you and me both
 The car crash in front of me
 Pulls me back from deep and desperate fantasy
 Snaps me wide-awake to see the horrible scene
 What's happening?
 Is this the tragedy I asked for?
 Is this blood on my hands a consequence of my own war?
 I'm so sick of sleeping
 I'm so sick of needing more
 And you watch every time
 As I give myself to death and neglect life
 And I blindly desert
 The plot line you deserve