Night & day

Night comes down to charm the clock Open up my mouth Pull the roots out Til I'm howling in your arms The dream gets so vivid just before it ends I’m hanging on your voice Hanging on your words Hanging ‘round your neck Like the pull of the water, strange control Deep in your voice, crackling coals Now these bells are ringing The morning breaks and takes control Dreams white out around me I rub my eyes And in the light, I try to remember In the light I wait for the night to come Open up my heart Open up the past Loosen up my tongue When I'm done spending the day working off some debt I'm hanging on your voice Hanging on your words Hanging ‘round your neck Like the pull of the water, strange control Deep in your eyes, two dim coals Now my head is ringing I don’t feel right, this isn't home Sunlight hits the concrete I shield my eyes Draw back, draw the blinds Buy more time Fool — you can't hide Sobering up in a stranger's room Back on the edge of the bed, I helped untie you Loose ends fed through the narrow eye of moonlight You said, “It's always the same, I guess — Losing my mind for the ones I love Giving into what I can't give up Be damned my pride” And in the light, I try to remember In the light