8 Minutes

Diamonds scrape the surface of my skin Leaving cuts that shine red ruby blood that follows So addicting, beauty, what lies beneath us all We search for this illusion You stand an illusion yourself Ticking time bombs rest at the bottom of this bodiless ocean Take me higher, rising to the surface, waves crash, changes pull me under Over and over I fall, over and over I fall Like it's never happened before I breathe in this water you call death I'm surrounded by a sea that forever drowns Even the moon couldn't pull me from this current And I wait, I wait At the bottom of this ocean Apathy, oh apathy, no hate, just apathy We all fall down Now seeing blue skies Open me up, breathe me in My lungs full of smoke, Breathe me in, I'll take you higher Pull me out, I'll take you higher I am yours to keep, Take me higher