There's Something About Annabelle And Her Fading Farewells

Concrete Shoes

Cling on tight to loose ends
Claim they're afraid of them, when I tried to save them
I couldn't do it; vodka tonic breakdowns
Is twenty really that tiring? 'Cause lately you're spiraling...

~*~

I was always terrible at hiding the facts

Trace the letters on your fading palms

Baby, seasons change but bloodstreams don't

We can't rewrite the eulogy of the fallen sun

My head contacted the cemented floor

I lost track of my concussions, I lost score

These amber lips beating behind my ribs

Smiling ironically on sapphire tears

I've gone for days without any hint of sleep

The ghost of you is counting my sheep

Mornings built on bad nights and brown clay

But I'm not afraid to fall and float away

The meltdown we had was not simply sympathetic

And every flaw was a mordancy melodramatic

The situations to face on clashing conversations

Leading chilly glances and leaving for a "vacation"

But you didn't have to scream at me when everyone was listening

I'll forgive but not forget, this concrete rain is so paralysing

I've got bricks for shoes, and you were the one who tied the shoelaces

But despite the weight, I won't sink lower than you, and I'll finally find peace under the currents.

~*~

(It's like I'm living with)
Concrete strapped to my feet, tossed out into the sea
Why you gotta scream at me when everyone is listening?
Calm down, you're waving that gun too fast, you've got to breathe
How am I gonna talk to you when I'm wearing bricks for shoes?
Yeah, c-o-n-c-r-e-t-e-e, c-o-n-c-r-e-t-e-e, c-o-n-c-r-e-t-e-e, r-e-t-e-e...