Loud

a whisper to shatter glass/ a pressure so great i heard the Heaven's gasp
a depthcharge to sink this Island/ a noise so loud a thousand flail their limbs and will it to end

a firm hand sober/ a finger on the bridge of my nose, a child born five hundred times wouldn't get it right like you have/ wouldnt get it right at all/ would amount to less than half.

Sodium

the wait began ring the bells/ village up in smoke
wait began nothing to do, a flutter in a ribcage, a tremor a choke

a lucky break / a sugar snapped sweet forehead kiss
look here another one ruined/ stuck like a pig you've blown all this

but still you stand curtains drawn/ busses pass the gutters hiss/ but still you stand
i will not forget it will not hold back/ i will remember your gift/ it will not retreat i will not bend

Pocket

Satin lined/ i had hair pulled today/ satin lined you made the only sense today
i was led in circles today and left to shake/ held my shoulders back and did not bend/you did not break or lie

im pretty scared/ i had my hair pulled today
im pretty tired of this/ i only want another/not another relay

you brought me only peace today/ is it too much to ask/ is it a price to high to pay?
you brought me only peace/at rest in your pocket
you brought me a peace today/ i will move in that direction/ in you image i will chase that day.

Wooden.

i'l rest on flagstone/ i'l rest and breathe deep until i feel a stretch over grey bone
i have these arms/ i have a need to serve
i have these arms/ i have a time to serve
i have time now/ i have a lover to serve
i have only these arms/ i parade infront asking to serve/ infornt of those i dont deserve
it winds in ropes to the shore/ it moans and pulls yet more
only these arms to hold you up/ a pitiful excuse woman/ but even broken they are all yours.

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Fold it in two and twice again/ this one is done it isnt happening clearly and im tired of the scream and shout
Fold it in two and twice again/ i wish i had the guts/ i wish id had some guts

Fold it in two and twice again/ i have a plan/ a plan to make it right/ il write to you all i can
Fold it in two and twice again/ i'l speak clearly and with conviction/ i'l give it all back and wish for calm
Fold it in two and twice again/ from a room i once looked out across borders/ tick tock no friend of mine/from this room/ nothing but sky above and the dream of your charm

So i wrote it down/ and looked out crossing borders/crossing my brow 'no pain no gain'
So i wrote it down/ and so it sat folded it in two and twice again"

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"if you dare to leap/ you dare to wake from beneath, the pushing of rope vines through iron grate
if you care to create/ you care to mend yourself and your paper torn state

if you hold it in your hands/ you have it in you to bring it to an end
if you jump up to look over the wall/ your trying too hard and might never spin into land
a grain of truth in every paw/ a look returned, another shivering walk, silver and raw
a finger grasped and turned back to shore/ a poet in a little boat/ looked over the crests more fearful than before

if you dare to leap/ you keep your breath from those who grasp and do not sleep
if you look back to land/ a single light from here will keep you on course, a firm hand, a warm memory to keep.


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