At different points along James' acousticParachute tour he's debuting new songs, some of which we've only heard snippets. Hearing Issues for the first time, it punched me in the gut. I gathered what was left of my consciousness back together enough to frantically transcribe the lyrics, which I'm pretty sure will touch a lot of us deeply. So between tears, here are the lyrics to "Issues".
=== Issues === by James Durbin
If you were to say to me
If you ask what's wrong with me
I would tell you it's everything
When I'm tired of feeling sick
When it's nothing you can fix
I want you to know it's not you
Cuz I will never be okay
But I know that that's okay
Cuz my eyes are never shut
While my heart is wide awake
And it's all that I can do
Tell me what else should I do, cuz
I've got issues, I've got scars
And their color is just like yours
And I was broken right from the start
I'm no different than you are
I'm not perfect
I'm perfectly flawed
And my scratches don't hurt much at all
Just like you,
I've got issues.
There are smiles and tears
There are times through the years
Where I cannot remember yesterday
And everything is like a blur
It loses me around the curve
I'm always in a high speed chase
And I'm trying to gain control
Using everything I know
But nothing seems to work
I'll never catch it, this I'm sure
But I will not forget
You've been with me step by step
I've got issues, I've got scars
And their color is just like yours
And I was broken right from the start
I'm no different than you are
I'm not perfect
I'm perfectly flawed
And my scratches don't hurt much at all
Just like you,
I've got issues
Am I unwell
Cuz I don't understand
Is this what they say it is to be human
And these bandages
That were to keep out the cold
They keep me from something
That I'll never know.... know.....
Cuz I've got issues, I've got scars
But their color is just like yours
And I was broken right from the start
I'm no different than you are
I'm not perfect
I'm perfectly flawed
And my scratches don't hurt much at all
Just like you,
You know I'm just like you
I've got issues
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