Wraith

A wounded way to pull myself out

At a staggering pace but I'm still moving

I'm a broken vase, but I tell myself I can hold it all the same as usual

As usual

This time I'm

Counting bruises of my history

Keeping count of things

that should have never had to come to me

But it eats me up inside

I'm receding like a shadow when I shine on the light

I'm an animal afraid that the hand could strike

I'll stop living as a wraith this time

I'm not a slave to my wires, I'm untangling mine

Keep on reaching for me

Feeding me

Underneath

Keep on reaching for me

Feeding me underneath

Your table

I beg and plead for your sustenance

But you can't

Promise me your safety

I'm receding like a shadow when I shine on the light

I'm an animal afraid that the hand could strike

I'll stop living as a wraith this time

I'm not a slave to my wires, I'm untangling mine

I drift as the wraith

I settle into the earth

And I drag you down

I drift as the wraith

I settle into the earth and I drag you down

Where the worms come in

They burrow through

And bury you

Yeah

I'm receding like a shadow when I shine on the light

I'm an animal afraid that the hand could strike

I stop living as a wraith this time

I'm not a slave to my wires, I'm untangling mine

I'm receding like a shadow when I shine on the light

I'm an animal afraid that the hand could strike

I'll stop living as a wraith this time

I'm not a slave to my wires, I'm untangling mine