Box Cutters - Amanda Shires

Shots from a gun

Lightning and rain

In a thunderstorm

It all sounds the same

See, I been thinking box cutters

And a warm bath

A rose-petaled

Eyes-closed collapse

To go finally to sleep

To rest, to rest

A beautiful dream

Beautiful dream

Plum wine

Warms the veins

Russian roulette

Is a winning game

Fall from a tractor

Into the blades

The sun comes up

Just your bones remain

To go finally to sleep

To rest, to rest

A beautiful dream

Beautiful dream

Carbon monoxide

In the garage

Put the seat back

Turn the engine on, Let it run

Drown in the waves

Ocean and blue

Let go let go, Let 'em think…

You didn’t mean to

To go finally to sleep

To rest, to rest

A beautiful dream

Beautiful dream