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call the hotline
April 19, 2024
a taste of blood around my gums
and my teeth are falling out
and to no one's surprise
the landlines just happen to be down
i bandage wounds in my brain
i take drugs for the pain
but no matter the price
i won't call the hotline
they tell you “look for a sign”
fine, i'll take this as mine
but to no one's surprise
i can't reach the hotline
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The hotlines don't always help.
I wrote this song when I was struggling with my mental health. I reached out to a text hotline multiple times, always hoping that the next text would be better than the last. But the hotlines don't always help.