Lungs On Fire
Lungs on Fire
By Kevin Robey
June 18, 2013
My lungs don’t fill
They suffocate
Relax, sit still
My mind debates
Forget this all
I will not stay
So will you call,
For one more day?
This tortured soul
Will not rewind
To times I hold
My mind in line
It’s over now
I never pined
To look ahead
Or turn back time
[chorus]
I’m sitting where the good and bad collide
Where it comes and goes like bloody tides
It seems I’ll never be free of pent up misery
Unhook the lure and toss me back to the sea
Set my lungs on fire
With desire and chaos
Release my calming sea
To tidal wave inanities
The only way I live
Is on the edge of sin
The lies I will outlive
Can penetrate my skin
This is the only road
I’ve ever known alone
I’ll pay back what I owe
Walk through the great unknown
Take my hand
One more time
Our final stand
The perfect crime
[chorus 2]
I’m sitting where the good and bad collide
But now bright eyes connect and realign
Throw this pent up misery back to the sea
And hold you close, the very best part of me
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