why you running?
what you scared of?
you know nothing changes
the minute that you turn your back

when your heart's still racing
and both your hands can still grasp
the fear your facing
is nothing but a reflex

hold tight
serpentine
you're fine
all's said any done
when your soft, cold, small hands 
still clench 
to everything they're placed on

hold tight
serpentine
you'll alway be my little one
when your short legs hold strong
upon that spot
that you've been stood on


if we're done for
well there's nothing left to be lost
they say we're done for
suppose now at what cost


when no archangles calls
now you feel the full force
the light running through this lifeform
when before you just felt awlful

we'll bust out of the doldrums
every sound you hear is a sweet song
every breath you breathe in those small lungs
is a celebration of your selection

there's nothing left  to run from
you'll only end up somewhere else
there's nothing to be scared
especially of the fear itself 

so why you running?
and what you scared of?
each step you make just
takes you back where you came from

Hold Tight, Serpentine

now give me everything you got
come on show me what you're made of
you talk a good talk
sat there in his arms as you stare into his eyes
come on show me what you're made of
you walk a good walk
but the pain we feel is the price we pay for life

i catch your eye 
across this room
stood by his side
well you should know that shade of green 
it doesn't suit you 
now you can do what you want to 
and he can have you
tonight you're mine
and as you smile
that strained, forced smile
you cross your legs
now there's more to comfort in these subtle movements
he thinks you're perfect
you think he's worthless
i know you're mine
now give me everything you got

i feel the same
i think she knows
both hands clutched tight
one more last time
now that it shows
it still feels right

now give me everything you got
you say that you made it
tell me what you've made cause
you look sad every time i stare into your eyes
come on tell me what you're scared of
nothing to be scared of
when the pain we feel is the price we pay for life

The Price Of Life

felt like the first breath
poured inside of me
now i feel these leaves underneath bare feet
are we hopeless?
or hopelessly constantly searching for things we can't see

now how'd you get to somewhere?
how'd you get so far?
how did you get to somewhere?
need to know where to start
it's foolish 
foolish of me 
confusing the real and all that make believe

fall into the ground

now keep your head up
sometimes it's hard to breath
are we a sinking ship 
are we lost at sea?
some say we're drowning
i said 
"i'd rather be sinking with gold than swimming endlessly"


where you been!
who you are!
nothing more powerful 
bare your skin! 
show your scars!
nothing more powerful

First Breath

i felt more alive than i ever did before

in words and motion
in rhythm and time
with soft explosions
we unveil what we hide
why you running?
when you've run all your life?
there's fear not freedom
we dance the dance of death tonight

say you're
one of those
say you're
another one 
strung along

hold on

the fear slipped away from me
intoxicates; that smell
you following my lead
in body, sense and self

when it strikes you 
like a bolt straight from the sky
now shadows dance in my minds eye
don't mind my words 
they sting long before they settle in
every move you make will be your medicine 

long before i felt it going under
since i saw the sparks should have known about the thunder
what a life! it seems that we're living it
what a life! well soon they'll be screaming it 

hold tight
a tight hold
around my neck and down my throat goes 
a soft soul
not mine
all's borrowed
there's nothing new

there's only echoes 

she holds me tight
then she'll cease
now hold me tight
it's time for sweet relief

why you running?
and what you scared of?
each step you make just
takes you back where you came from


i felt more alive than i ever did before

The Dance Of Death

Intro

you got 10 deep breathes 
running all around in your head space

it's 10 small steps
taking over

takes you over.

Small Steps

i just stood there

since this began
i've been a shipwreck on the floor
i am weighed down by the lungs

since this began
all the shapes they swim below
i can see you moving on

nothing changes, it just revolves



Revolver

we touch tongue tips
lying in made bed sheets
running through your head
clammy, cold hands;
firm grip
playing in the sun turns skin red;
roast beef
old boys still wear their sunday best on the beach

can you hear me?

blossom in my head with a new bloom
are we in a new room?
or have i always been
just sitting in your kitchen, now we are submerged in
a tiny puddle at the bottom of the sea

we hear birds tweet, running of those small feet
neighbours still singing those loud islamic melodies
we clutch tight teeth
but please just breath

i still can't see a wooden step in front of me
no longer hear words when you speak
instead i see shapes
as from your mouth they seep

and i can only lie here when half of me's amazed
the other half is silent, ashamed by these clichés

now all my thoughts form at light speed
i can't speak
i don't wait to talk anymore

and the colours they fly right beside me
i can't speak
i don't want to talk anymore

i can't speak.
i don't want to talk anymore.


Roast Beef

we float on a sea of invisible things
we flow through rivers, seas and streams
now you can sail away from this world
and still be standing right there
you can sail away from yourself
still drinking in the same air

as above
so below

the critical down beat foreshadows tragedy
follow your feet, they still have a memory
from that spot you know you could drink it in
sat in the place, the space in which we swim

so drink up
let it roll around in your head space
until it finds somewhere
let it roll around in the dead space
and soon you're caught unaware
now you can sail away from this world
success depends on where you land
you can sail away from yourself
still stuck on that spot you stand

we go deeper down to somewhere else
we go deeper down to somewhere that we've never been. 

As Above

we'll get the next plane and leave this tiny island
we'll get the next train and leave this dirty one horse town

we'll go anywhere, with you stood there beside me
we'll go everywhere
places where to be


"why aren't you braver?"
I wish i was
I wish i was
"why aren't you stronger?"
I wish i was
I wish i was

you could have been great
if you hadn't been such a coward

"why aren't you braver?"
I wish i was


Places Where To Be

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