The Lever Pulled

Burns Away

Your tears don’t make you
Any stronger
And your deadening age
Spreads even further
Your voice stays bright and so clear
W/ leaves and dirt in my hair
I will erase your concern
I will stay until burns
Burns away
All paths lead to you
Whenever you are
When I try to lie down
You’re coloring stars
Your voice stays bright and so clear
W/ leaves and dirt in my hair
I will erase your concern
I will stay until it burns
That’s where we belong don’t we?
With me down on my weak knees
And all the clouds are gone now
I see your voice has no sound
Sound at all

Dead and Clear

I can’t believe that you’re still here
Just waiting for the next time my
Color drains from my eyes
And I can’t wake up w/out the fear
Of walking side by side again
With all I thought was dead and clear
I’m not supposed to be here
But you knew that from the start
“I’m not supposed to be here”
And then you looked away
And everything came apart
Waited so long to hear you say
That the dealing is done for me
So I don’t have to live this way
I can’t believe that you’re still here
Just waiting for the next time my
Color drains from my eyes
I’m not supposed to be here
But you knew that from the start
“I’m not supposed to be here”
And then you look away
And everything comes apart

... And That Would Be Just Fine

The days change as they often do
The stars move while we sleep
Partial changes that time itself can never complete
If light doesn’t come from our eyes
Well then I don’t want to see
If light doesn’t come from our eyes then I just want to sleep
And that would be just fine.......no
If heaven fell from our fingertips
And we had reason to believe
Then we all could just close our eyes and let time lose it’s seams
All wagers are indifferent
When the rules are refined
I can always just shade the light and make my own night
And that would be just fine.......no

My Way Out

Just deep enough to struggle in
That don’t make for heroic ends
For anyone
In our tired state
Thinking more than I wanted to
Keeping myself still when you choose
“Just sustain for a little while”
You can be my way out
Pulling teeth to see your fake smile
Carving landscapes out of old miles
Doing everything
W/ out reasoning
This must end no later than soon
Tying my feet up w/ your noose
“Just remain for a little while”
You can be my way out

Gathering

And I just needed some light
To see as far as I can
Eyes never touching the land at all
They cluster outside my window
Like an army regime
W/ out any machines to use
Just a mist when they’re distant
But nearer to my eyes
They send shivers through their cries
So I can never leave here
While I complain at length
About this fucking awful place
Gathering
They’re gathering
I know this might seem demonic
But I recognize
Everyone that flies over
They sat behind me for year
Marking on my back
Evoking soft laughs and shame
How the hell did they find me?
I thought I covered my tracks
Kept myself looking back always
This time won’t have their way
Cuz I’ll just cross them out
W/ out that old sense of doubt
Gathering
They’re gathering

Outdated Worker's Show

I am sick of this bright future
And I’m sick of these crowded halls
I’m getting better at slipping all alone
And not hearing your calls
Your fake calls
I’m blaming only the weather man and I’m
Made to crawl behind your feet
I think that I am right again here
Reading stories from the leaves
From the leaves
They make us wait for the outdated worker’s show

Flight of the Penguin

High
How could you take off so fast like that?
We’ve only spoke of potentialities
How could you look back with that smile?
Sure we’d like to follow along
But some are better to be left on the ground
Can’t believe you’d look back with that smile
With that smile
Your smile is far too high

Final Words

Writing words that wither away
Try not to think about the waste
My head’s not working right anyway
It just molds progress into hate
And I never saw you standing there
Used to think you were just like me
And I have never touched a single soul
That could tear the clouds down for me
And swallow the breeze
This view’s not right, it’s breaking us
Into pieces no one can hold for long
My final words here, they won’t be rushed
As time slips to wait out this song