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Chinese Lantern Lyrics
suspended fragile from the threads over a
depth i can't fathom. still dressed in cast_offs;
i could be china... sometimes i burn within
it _ but then there always follows a shrinking
back down amongst tea_cups and warm palms,
amongst these familiar things...
i could hold tight and wait for gravity to
return _ ...the heat grows subtropical & makes
me restless _ just 1 more cigarette before...
caught inside the rush of tide, blood bright
it floods out every other word or thought,
consumes my elixir; my poison
burnt black but glowing through as transparent
as a lantern. it would take the smallest gesture
to draw blood, but i'm safe for this
half_hour
depth i can't fathom. still dressed in cast_offs;
i could be china... sometimes i burn within
it _ but then there always follows a shrinking
back down amongst tea_cups and warm palms,
amongst these familiar things...
i could hold tight and wait for gravity to
return _ ...the heat grows subtropical & makes
me restless _ just 1 more cigarette before...
caught inside the rush of tide, blood bright
it floods out every other word or thought,
consumes my elixir; my poison
burnt black but glowing through as transparent
as a lantern. it would take the smallest gesture
to draw blood, but i'm safe for this
half_hour
Song Info
Submitted by
middledistancerunner On Aug 17, 2020
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