Closer Than

It's harder to reach you now

said a Sydney singer somewhere on the wire

and even if I'm allowed

to sing your praises, I'll be called a liar

You don't want me closer than the sun

I'm a triple bind and you're in one

and we don't want me losing all your light

better just get what you came for right?

You throw me a single frame

like a signal out of all your heart's control

you're nothing that I can't take

but I wish sometimes your arms would just unfold

Many days awake linger in the lungs

leave me short of breath

I'm a seasonal facing west

to the sea of dread, you're a shot of hope

that I might never notice

You don't want me closer than the sun

I'm a triple wall and you want none

and we don't want me blocking out your light

better just get what you paid for right?

(You don't want me closer than the sun)

(I'm a triple bind and you're in one)

Many days your names linger in the lungs

leave me short of breath

man I tried to respect you but

you're a sea of dread and a shot of hope

that I might never understand

why you left it all in my hands

you don't want me closer than

the sun