This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
When I'm caught in a net and I haven't a clue
All I've got to do is climb the ladder to you
Climb the ladder
When there are ghosts in my coat
And everything is askew
All I've got to do is climb the ladder to you
Climb the ladder to you
All of these faces are crowding around me
With mouths open wide to devour
But they have no impact, no I do not cower
Knowing I'm safe in your tower
When my pencil tip's broken and my brain is too
All I've got to do is climb the ladder to you
Climb the ladder
When I feel like an oar in a sunken canoe
All I've got to do is climb the ladder to you
Climb the ladder to you
All of these faces are crowding around me
Like grey paint caked on a flower
But they have no impact, no value, no power
Knowing I'm safe in your tower
All I've got to do is climb the ladder to you
Climb the ladder
When there are ghosts in my coat
And everything is askew
All I've got to do is climb the ladder to you
Climb the ladder to you
All of these faces are crowding around me
With mouths open wide to devour
But they have no impact, no I do not cower
Knowing I'm safe in your tower
When my pencil tip's broken and my brain is too
All I've got to do is climb the ladder to you
Climb the ladder
When I feel like an oar in a sunken canoe
All I've got to do is climb the ladder to you
Climb the ladder to you
All of these faces are crowding around me
Like grey paint caked on a flower
But they have no impact, no value, no power
Knowing I'm safe in your tower
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"When I feel like an oar in a sunken canoe"
That line's goldennnnn.