09 / Societal Collapse
Hold That Pose For Heaven's Sake
Life on mute, I medicate Jaw set tight, I wait, I wait Spine bent forward, balance late Eyes wide open, sedate my fate Hours smear into the same Punch the clock, forget my name Edges filed till nothing bites Days feel wrong, nights feel light Pain gets parked, desire waits Smile nailed on, I wait, I wait Pressure hums, I seal the gate Cut the noise, annihilate Not the fall, not the chase Just the calm that fucks my face Lean too far but never break Hold that pose, for heaven’s sake Feel goes numb but motion stays Standing dead through endless days Lean too far, don’t detonate Trade my pulse to operate Warm enough to face the day Cold enough to be okay Relief arrives without a name Clean and quiet, free of blame Take the edge, reduce the sound Feet stay planted, head dips down Every fix feels small and safe Till it owns my waking state One more calm to operate One more dose to fucking wait Ease moves in, the back goes slack World stays sharp, I fade to black Not the end, not the start Just the calm that eats the heart Lean too far but never break Hold that pose, for heaven’s sake Feel goes numb but motion stays Standing dead through endless days Lean too far, don’t detonate Trade my pulse to operate Warm enough to face the day Cold enough to be okay Slow the breath, regulate Hold the bend, medicate Slow the breath, dominate Make it last, elongate Slow the breath, don’t escape Count the steps, imitate Slow the breath, calibrate Stand and sway, oscillate This ain’t thrill, this ain’t crime This is how we freeze the mind This ain’t death, this ain’t fate This is how we learn to wait Lean too far but never break Built to bend and built to ache Call it help, call it sane Call it medicine for pain Lean too far, don’t detonate Same damn cure, different state Life on mute, I medicate Standing straight, I fucking wait Eyes still on, signal late Life on mute I medicateBack to Homeless and Hopeless