wrench gutted
like butter in the sun
I boil in the fat of
the things I have done
run like a blind man
night in the woods
with faith in momentum
and trusting in good
and thrusting my chances
through branches and trunks
stoned like a dancer
I wrestle with wolves
howl like a madman
pray like a saint
I'm begging for answers
I wait and I wait
wake up craving a bottle of screams
you know it's a nightmare
but you're calling it a dream
knees of an old man
loose your tooth
you lie so much
you've forgotten the truth
sitting in the white room
taking down notes
whiskey for breakfast
you're breathing so close
and everyone's watching you
watching the clock
clawing at the hours
like you're gnawing at a rock
don't want to be the hedgehog
wanna be the fox
or a clairvoyant mystic
with his head twisted off
still in the water
a lone white dog
got a field of bones
but your teeth are soft
you push it to the limit
you don't know when to stop
knock a shot back snap
and throw a bottle at a cop
and everyone laughs
as the sky turns black
you went for a swim
but you never came back
driving on empty
ready for the show
all dressed up
and nowhere to go
wandering tired
forever you roam
while all you desire
is waiting at home
why do you search for a god
or a church in the fog
or a light in the dark
or a song
what if your purpose is not
what you thought
and all you've been taught
is just pointless and wrong?
we all lift a glass
some go some stay
some live some die
what more can I say?
like stars degrading into dust
our scars all fade with age and sun
oh it's a cloak that we hide the guilt in
behind the oak where they beat the children
like stars degrading into dust
our scars all fade with age and sun
credits
from Cartomantic,
released August 22, 2014
S. Dillon: Vocals + Production + Design
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