Chambers in the Canopy

Eyes are playing tricks on me

See figures in the branches

Window frame, amphibian

Feathers underneath my skin

Nerves are shredded endlessly

I cannot trust the shadows

Sound of every turning leaf

Adding to the clamour

Perfect day reflected on my wall

I try to trace it

All I got was paint under my nails

And bleeding fingers

Echoes of the birds are building

Chambers in the canopy

Catching flies and hammering

Our teeth together endlessly

All the night I walked the streets of

Distant towns I've never been

Wrote my name on every sign

Show you the way back to me

All I ever wanted was to be your

Ready fire escape

Holding fast against your walls

No one falls, I know my place

Holding on, forgotten days

I should have read the warning signs

Throw your mattress out the window

Be my safety net this time

All I ever wanted was to be your

Ready fire escape

Holding fast against your walls

No one falls, I know my place

All the night I walked the streets of

Distant towns I've never been

Wrote my name on every sign

Show you the way back to me