the tree remembers
and the ax forgets
it was just december
when i placed my head upon your chest
and felt this was the best i’d ever get
and if i left
i’d be on my own
for the rest of all my days

you say forever
i say no less
but i guess it turns out
that we only had a minute
now we’re running out of time
runnin out of time

baby don’t cry
baby don’t weep
put the gun down
and sleep

i feel the pressure
from the borderline
is it pain or pleasure?
i cannot tell the difference
everyone insists on this
dissolving like an amethyst
sinking in a pool of acid rain

but i can’t look away
you’re a glimmering prism
even if it makes me blind
even if it floods my vision
how am i supposed to close my eyes?
maybe one day you'll glisten
how am i supposed to close my eyes?

sleep
sleep
how am i supposed to close my eyes?
how am i supposed to close my eyes?

sleep
sleep
baby don’t cry
baby don’t weep
put the gun down
and sleep

Sleep

up where the rate at which lovers divide
 is as high as can be, nobody can see 
how the cutthroats and hustlers can always get by
 without so much as looking at you in the eye

you found him wandering where you thought he'd be 
somewhere halfway between superior and erie 
he lost his footing and fell on his face
 and to this day he swears, "this is all a mistake"

i’ve got it all under control 
forget what these people believe way back home
 break bread for two 
over pictures of you and me

you shake hands and laugh over time's sick embrace 
asking him what he wore to his grandmother's grave
 he responds with sweat and one hell of a sigh
telling you that he had no idea she'd died

arms crossed, now you're face to face with your muse 
in this light, you can clearly see signs of abuse 
he says, "rest assured everything is in place" 
muttering to himself, "this is all a mistake"

i’ve got it all under control 
forget what these people believe way back home
 break bread for two 
over pictures of you and me

sweeping the floors for the footprints he'd made
 has revealed that he had no intention to stay 
the past few hours, they've grown into days 
you're beginning to think this was all a mistake

i’ve got it all under control 
forget what these people believe way back home
 break bread for two 
over pictures of you and me

This Is All A Mistake

spontaneously yours
and my demons
agree at any cost

we live at a loss
when we’re distant
keep reaching across

if you don’t want
to celebrate
we won’t get along
no, we won’t

if truth were gold
i’d melt it all
so we could get along
but we won’t

i die in a white room
full of tension
suspended in a thought
like a sunbeam
that speaks to me in tongues
calls me lover
and slams every door

i’d sooner shed my soul
than let the sunshine go
i’d sooner let you know
that i should be alone
if i insist on keeping this
sense of obligation

high life with a white roof
suits your vision
keep reaching for luck

work til you have no shade
just a zephyr
an effortless wave

if you don’t want
to celebrate
we won’t get along
no, we won’t

if truth were told
i’d brush it off
so we could get along
but we won’t

Get Along (Demo)

there’s always time
to change your mind
and put it all on paper

i lust for life
i weep, i sigh
til i’m no longer able

the weak resign
the strong define
your love
that’s parts and labour

there’s always time
to fill your bed
but none to set your table

i tow the line
i gasp for air
my vision of a saviour

a prop in hand
a drop of sand
your love is but a fable 

there’s never time
to plot a path
i’ve slept in every stable

i’ve come to find 
the pain inside
refuses every halo

you’re loose, i’m tense
spare no expense
your love begets my anger
so familiar
for a stranger

you’ve been for time
a case of mine
my patron and my angel

your wrath divine
your touch sublime
i can sense it from every angle

the games we play
believe me when i say
my love asks for no favours
and your love demands humiliation

Your Love (Demo)

it took me forever
to weather the storm out on my own
so eager, so selfish
embellish my features and my faults

in seeking some shelter
i felt a resurgence in my bones
and that’s when it hit me
you’re simply a human after all

gentle now
your teeth are so brittle
come lean on me a little
after hours
sentimental
for all the wrong reasons
come lay for a season
after hours

i make an appearance
i’m clearly not here in this alone
i’m listless, you’re helpless
and what, we’re supposed to move on?

and somewhere, along this
godforsaken one-way back road
i stopped for a second to laugh
and i went back home

gentle now
your teeth are so brittle
come lean on me a little
after hours
sentimental
for all the wrong reasons
come lay for a season
after hours

i know i should leave
let’s be honest
we both know that i won’t

gentle now
your teeth are so brittle
come meet me in the middle
after hours
sentimental
for all the wrong reasons
come lay for a season or two
after hours

After Hours (Live)

trouble in the room
trouble back up the wall
are you feeling woozy?
now my eyelid's involved

i can pick and choose
you can give me a call
we can blanket the hall

do you feel the view?
the moon is swallowing stars
sleeping on the news
you know it's travelled too far

i can picture you
in the back of my car

now that i've put you in your place
i can study your face
maybe you can tell me that you love me
we can pick up the pace

or you can give me something good
though i don't need it and you don't know me
why do you feel so lonely?

the sun is chasing you away
but i will stay here 'til it falls
premonitions of the night to follow
after all, our world is small

it's just my intuition
do you believe it? come and join me
you shouldn't feel so lonely

i can see that it hurts to be alone in your bed
i can see that the worst of it is all in your head
when you finally learn to wake with the morning sun
you won't be so lonely

So Lonely

sometimes i believe what you told me
sometimes i don’t believe in being lonely
sometimes i think everything at my feet is like an omen
pulling and leaving a feeling beneath like the ocean
the motion reminds me of trust

i must confess to an excessive interest in my reflection

impressive ignorance is my super power
i went and kissed the fence at one hundred per hour
tell me then, so what?
we can fly if we want to
monday night high
see the pink skies in toronto

sometimes i see into the future
when i wake up i can see that the truth hurts
if you keep acting like that i can tell you that you’re gonna lose her
she ain’t gonna stay very long if you’re being a nuisance
the news hits you hard like a truck

good luck my friend, i wish you all the best in your quest to be endless

oh i will emphasize that my eyes are heavy
and i can’t go long without resting them baby
and if you could be so kind and lend me your lap
i will drift out to sea and i will come right back to reality

will you wait for me?
must i set you free?

algae xerox

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