LOADED and ERODED * soulful blues

Verse 1: I'm a walking contradiction, a loaded gun with no direction Finger on the trigger but I don't know what I'm aiming at Got a bottle for protection and a mirror for reflection, But I can't stand the man staring back Pre-Chorus: I'm wearing down, breaking down, fading like an old tattoo Every vice I ever had is coming back to haunt what's left of who I knew Chorus: I'm loaded and eroded Got the fire, but the fuse is burning short I'm explosive and I'm broken Just a shadow of the man I was before The years are taking pieces that I'll never get back I'm loaded and eroded Running on empty, running off track Loaded and eroded Verse 2: I've got scars for every battle, every war I fought inside Got a heart that's beating slower from the chemicals I've tried I'm a storm that's losing thunder, I'm a bridge about to fall I'm still standing but I'm wondering how long before I lose it all Pre-Chorus: I'm rusting out, burning out, like an engine running dry But I keep pushing harder even though I don't know why Chorus: I'm loaded and eroded Got the fire, but the fuse is burning short I'm explosive and I'm broken Just a shadow of the man I was before the years are taking pieces that I'll never get back I'm loaded and eroded Running on empty, running off track Bridge: Maybe I'm a bullet that was never meant to fly Maybe I'm a rocket burning up against the sky I've been full of fury; I've been full of fight but now I'm just eroding in the middle of the night Can't tell if I'm dangerous or just about to die Loaded and eroded, both at the same time Final Chorus: I'm loaded and eroded Got the spark, but the flame is flickering low I'm a time bomb that's corroded Will I explode or just fade slow. I don't know the war inside is raging but the soldier's wearing thin I'm loaded and eroded Don't know if I'll burn out or burn in Loaded and eroded Outro: Loaded... eroded... Still here... barely holding...