Cold water
Pulled me under
Then, somehow
I felt your hand
I’m wide awake
But I’m dreaming, even so
We’re miles away
From the dreaded undertow
Breath stolen
Beneath the breakers
Then, slowly
You filled my lungs
We felt the flame of seven suns
We found our way through seven wars
You said my name in seven tongues
I kissed the sand on seven shores
Other lyrics by Thrice:
Albatross
The wayward marks The waves of pain and pleasure The hallowed dark The hollow grin The fallow fields, the golden grain The tower fell, the star remains The token scrawled …
Blackout
Spirit hides between the glamoured grip of words, Unconfessed, a mirrored masquerade Clear and bright, amidst the banter of the birds, Manifest in every emerald blade …
Crooked Shadows
The horizontal light casts a crooked shadow Giving off the glare of a cheap motel Open up your mouth and it’s boast or babble Making everywhere you go a living hell …
Distant Suns
When night has come, no glint or glimmer of the moon And poisoned tongues have plunged us into grief and gloom And everywhere we breathe despair A single spark, feels dim …
Gnash
I’m the teeth that gnash I’m the trembling ash on your cigarette I’m the tangled line That always seems to wind around your neck I’m the heavy …