Being Followed Home

I'm being followed home, I'm being followed home

I don't know what for, I don't know by whom

The smell of your dress, a face in the rain

The pavement shines wet, in focus again

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

In a dead seaside town, I tried to change my mind

For a well-balanced view, that was not mine to find

Heaven knows, all your stars are on show

They last a lifetime

And your hands leave their marks in the sand

They last forever, forever

It's clear to me you fit so perfectly

In a dimly lit room just inside of the sea

His twisted face tells me to leave this place

You know somewhere, but I shouldn't go there

I shouldn't go there

Heaven knows, all your stars are on show

They last a lifetime

And your hands leave their marks in the sand

They last forever

They've followed me home

The one with the dog-breath in the tattoo bar

Says something in a language I don't understand

The street stinks of piss and dead fish

Jump a garden wall, landing on the slimy grass

Air roaring in my lungs

Hear him swear as he stumbles and falls behind me

Down another cobbled street

Footsteps bouncing off the walls

Which way? A bottle smashes

The glint of a blade in the moonlight

Someone laughs, the corners turned

And it's too late

The first blow falls

Then nothing

I awoke on the beach sometime later

To a grey and sunless sky

Your voice still slithers in my head

I can't remember what you said

I get to my feet, my body aches

I make for the town for no-one's sake

My mind is a blur, I feel so weak

I see your reflection in the street

"It's what you deserve, it's what you need

Just like those stupid books you read"

I look to the sky, I see your face

Collapse in the road, I hear you say

I shouldn't go there, I shouldn't go there!

My wound's healing now and your imprint fades

Now just a pale scar for five vanished days

Your voice is so weak, your face is unclear

Your body a legend from a forgotten year

I've been followed home

I've been followed home

I've been followed home

I've been followed home