Friday - No Bird Sing

Show me a picture of the only eye open

Love struck violin strings lit her parting lips

Blown kiss ‘ Door’s wide open

Unlock, the terror came ‘ Dead bolt, dull the pain

Explain to me again why it’s safe to be afraid of the dark

And how I’m really brave for the way that I behave

When father writes a letter says I have a new brother

My lover and the ocean are a million miles away

I take a deep breath from the belly of a wave to steady my legs

Haunted by the people on the pier with their plastic souvenirs

Trying to disappear, just to prove they’re really here

That kind of vision’s not a gift, it’s a sick joke

But how do I explain that and not sound insane?

Instead I feel ashamed for the selfish things I say

When she grabs me by the waist to ask if everything’s okay

Old man walks by, arm and arm with his wife

He let’s her go ahead, looks me in the eye

Says I couldn’t help but see you there hanging by a thread

And I believe that I was sent here to help you let go

Everything has died a million times

So what’s one more death to a false god’s threat

Some strings vibrate ‘ Some stay mute

Truth is, we all make noise from the silence that we’re given

27 co-dependent monkeys on a junky’s back

Similac the nursery and wonder where the habit’s at

Build yourself a habitat the madness can’t penetrate

Say a little prayer for the planet when you meditate

Drink water ‘ Listen to the water

Breathe like the water ‘ Go to sleep with the water

And you’ll be like the water ‘ Fluid as a stone

Long as you love her you’ll never be alone

Drink fire ‘ Listen to the fire

Eat like the fire ‘ Learn to speak like the fire

And you’ll relight the fire ‘ Cool as a stone

Long as she loves you you’ll never be alone

Won’t build my home outta sticks and stones

Gonna build my home outta flesh and bones