Whatever this dance is

I’m not sure I can keep up

I can’t hear the music anymore

and you keep changing speed

The steps just don’t line up

I think the game has changed

and I don’t know the rules

I keep striking out

when my bat’s not even moving

I thought the bases were loaded

but something’s funny with the scorecard

I’m on my last out, I guess,

but who’s doing the counting?

I’m so lost out here now

and you were supposed to be my lifeline

but I’m just kinda hanging now

not sure which direction’s home

As mixed up as these metaphors

could you tell me in plain English

just what the hell is going on

what went wrong and when?

The instructions were never very clear

and I guess I thought I was further along

than I really am

as I find myself getting left behind

in a race I thought I could win