You strike a curious pose

Jokingly defiant like flames from a riot at play

Like sycophants watering plants to keep the heat at bay

I think it wishes to float away

On a raft that is rotting away

Can't find the telephone, radio home

But deep down you want it this way

There's magic everyday

Some days it's tiny and some days it blinds me

But I don't think it's going away

At least that can be here to stay

Why can't you be here to stay

Swim in the ink and the water where they mix and meld

I'm tired of pleading man, I know you'll do it yourself

I'd be a bird in a cage if the birdcage were yours

I'm tasting the blood as my tongue scrapes this double-edged sword

You strike an insightful match

It's burning the forest where I learned to flourish and bound

Ashy clouds grow muddy grounds and water all around

I think the clouds wish to touch the ground

And mix with the smoke all around

I'll drive to the east coast and make the most of the fact that no one knows me now

There's nothing I can't live without

Some days it's harder and some days I'm smarter but it's hard not to get myself down

I always get myself down

Why can't I dig my way out

Swim in the sea where the serpents and smelt guide me down

I'm looking for treasure in shipwrecks like good in myself

I tied myself unto a rock and a rock unto me

I'd give my last breath to the rock if I thought it could breathe

I'll wait I'll wait around for seven days

Swirling leaves are browning in my wake

I'll pause to feel the trauma in my throat

The raindrops taste so different on the western coast

Watch the ships at daybreak heading out

When the water's clear they fly over the ground

I've a ship called animosity

Anna won't you split open the sea

I'll hide every book that I read so I never look back

Greed will mature into guilt that's a punishing fact

I'll sit in a chair tossing dice at the edge of a lake

With growing discomfort as every die's completely blank