The man and the mermaid.
One drowned
And one died

Haunt your mind and haunt your soul
Beneath your skin, beneath your head
Beneath your nails, beneath your pen,
Beneath your sheets, from what you said

Into your food, into your drink
Into your scent that rains on down
Into your thoughts so you can’t think
Your face is dark, a twisted frown

You cannot run
You cannot hide
From your cold and hidden pride

Before I leave,
I’ll say good bye
Look into your eyes,
Just one more time
Slowly slowly turning; slowly slowly turn
We move together.

That I won’t miss you,
I can’t lie
Hold you in my arms,
I don’t dare cry
Slowly slowly turning
Slowly slowly turn
Moving together

So please stop your crying,
I’m leaving
There’s no point in grieving
Your soul, it won’t turn black
This fighting war and trying war that kills more than just lives,
You’ll be with me when I attack

Each time I start to kneel, I just try not to feel,
My soul will die, or I will die,
But that keeps me alive
Every time I start to kneel, I try just not to feel,
My soul will die, please I can’t die
You need me alive

It’s
A fight,
I go towards the light
And people try stopping me and I can feel you calling me
With all
My might,
I clutch your voice so tight
As I lose my sight

Each time I start to kneel, I just try not to feel,
My soul will die, or I will die,
But that keeps me alive.

Every time I start to kneel, I try just not feel,
My soul will die, please I can’t die

You need me alive

Ctrl + C* me onto your heart
Ctrl + X me out and hang me above your bed
Ctrl + V my words into the poetry of your thoughts
Ctrl + S me from these lonely nights
Ctrl + W the door and let's dance

Roly poly helicopter
Spinning and toppling on a splatter of pink liquid paint
The sharp sound of blackberries and the taste of an oboe
Under the neon night sky glinting with frozen lollipops