Stroke of Genius

Wrestling the wolf at the door

Leave a trail of blood on the floor

Victory is mine if I make it out alive

Hands around the neck of my heart

Strangle what I'm dying to start

Bruising like a peach, but I come back every time

'Cause I might just have a stroke of genius

Right about the time I stop believing

It's right there, just beyond

My fingertips, if I hold on

Maybe I won't touch it tonight

But I might

Running down the halls of my mind

Scissors in my hand, trying to find

Something left to say that is worthy of my tongue

Solitary fight with a canvas

Solo flight attempting to land it

Married to a muse I can't stand, but

She's all I ever want

'Cause I might just have a stroke of genius

Right about the time I stop believing

It's right there, just beyond

My fingertips, if I hold on

Maybe I won't touch it tonight

But I

Might stand on the porch

And leave on the light

Lay with Goliath

And look at the sky

'Cause I am a vessel

On a changing tide

And maybe I won't make it

To the other side

Or I might just have a stroke of genius

Right about the time I stop believing

It's right there, just beyond

My fingertips, if I hold on

Maybe I won't touch it tonight

But I might