Professional

I keep my knives sharp

Dance around muscle groups like paper

Separate so neatly at the joint

Falls away easily if you follow my map

Embedded in each creature like dotted lines

And I trace these with my trusty knife

I fabricate

Destroy to create this

Is it wrong to be so callous?

Have I lost my human heart?

I can look one in the eyes and I see parts, I see parts

Knives extend my reach in metal

I’m an artist in my right

Is it wrong or am I evil?

I just want to feed you.

I keep my knives sharp

Let the weight trace on these darting fingers

Manufactured to be torn apart

And I’m skillful in this occupation

Is it wrong to be so callous?

Have I lost my human heart?

I can look one in the eyes and I see parts, I see parts

Knives extend my reach in metal

I’m an artist in my right

Is it wrong or am I evil?

I just want to feed you

We all end up the same way

It all ends the same

It Will All Make Sense In The Morning

Is this dirt and mud or is it flesh and blood?

When I reach my hands in, I don't know where I end

This will all make sense in the morning

This will all make sense in the morning

Are these roots and leaves, or is this a part of me?

When I reach my hands in, I feel life absorbing

This will all make sense in the morning

This will all make sense in the morning

Oh, it’s a little strange

Oh, it’s a little strange

It'll all make sense

It'll all make sense in the morning

Evensong

You disappeared, where did you go?

Are you tracing finger fjords, on a Northern sea vessel?

And now you’re on TV, and winning lotteries

And finding meaning hiding in everything

And I’m all heartsore, over my loss, you’re oblivious

And I’m all heartsore, over my loss, you’re oblivious

You disappeared, where have you gone?

Are you flying cellists off to Jökulsárlón?

And when you hear these things, the voices whispering

Are you sure you’re not misunderstanding?

You disappeared, where is my friend?

Is it wrong to bring you back from the world that’s in your head?

And I’m all heartsore, over my loss, you’re oblivious

And I’m all heartsore, over my loss, you’re oblivious, oblivious

Oblivious (Heartsore, over my loss, you're oblivious)

Eejit

Hafdis made a list

Of all the birds

And the joy that exists in her world

Is increased by half

With feathers in her files

She’s entirely sure

That it’s whole

And needing nothing

It’s true

They buried

Twenty six pounds of cow muck

A decrepit ewe

And an aquavit cask

Breath Makes Smoke

Breath makes smoke

Air that smells like snow

Won’t you ever come?

As sun sets, trees make silhouettes

And disappear from view

Night sounds heard

Between traffic bursts

Are growing louder now

I stare through the night for familiar headlights

But they never come

And it illustrates for me how very far I’ve come

It’s not just my body I am trying to keep warm

And the stop lights turn

Just about three hundred times

And headlights shine on me

But none belong to you

Seabright

Sunlight across my bed

Beckons me to rise

Coffee on my front step

And I stretch and I yawn

From West Side to Seabright

Headphones and my bike

Surf stacked up for miles

Monarch butterflies

Sunlight and nasturtiums

Across the town I ride

Smell of sand and sea spray

Perfect day and I'm alright

Sneaky Creatures

Sneaky creatures live in my house

They slip from room to room

I hear them all around

And when I focus and try to think a bit

Ambitious or curious, they seize the moment

A sense of doom will creep into the room and then

Oh no!

It's too quiet!

Whatcha doin', love? It's too quiet!

I feel them watching me

They hope that I'll forget

Lull me with placidness

Kill me with quiet

Any Bird That Dares To Fly

In my mind it’s always beige

In the night it’s always gray

And dusty, dirty

The kind of dirt that sticks to you

Makes us kindof look the same

Almost human

And give us big guns

Make sure they’re big guns

Blindfold me, spin me round

See if you can shoot me down

Is it over?

They can make you disappear

I can’t hear you all I hear are shouts and ringing

And any bird that dares to fly in the bullet ridden sky

Is not dainty

And any fish that could survive in the open oil lines

Is not tasty

And that’s what I read

So, should I doubt what I read?

And that’s why I’m asking you

Help me understand the truth

If you know

Did you stay in the sun for too long?

The horizon caving in?

Are you seeing things?

And you know what they told you was wrong

And it keeps on happening

Are you seeing things?

Clipped

I'm never gonna talk

I'm never gonna talk about it

I'm never gonna think about it

I'm gonna swallow hard

This couldn't ever happen

It didn't ever happen to me

But somehow it did

Did I deserve it?

If you're as sick as your secrets

Then I predict disaster

If you're as sick as your secrets

You should know the answer

I'll fold the sheets into place

I'll unpick the apple

I'll make a fuss if I want, this is my disaster

An ambush that I was never meant to see

This is a big mess that I just couldn't keep to myself

I'm never gonna go, never ever go back, I'm not safe

I don't want to go tomorrow, I want to run away

I'm gonna blame myself, I'll always blame myself for this

An impressive show of ignorance

An ambush that I was never meant to see

This is a big mess that I just couldn't keep

I'll fold the sheets into place

I'll unpick the apple

I'll make a fuss if I want, this is my disaster

An ambush that I was never meant to see

This is a big mess that I just couldn't see

So keep to myself

I'm never gonna talk

I'm never gonna talk about it

I'm never gonna talk

I'm never gonna talk about it

Hollywood Ending

Will it all work out like a Hollywood ending?

Will you reassure me?

My eyes are burning

When is wardrobe coming with my costume change?

Lighting director, give a glow to my face

My head is spinning

Can you feed me my next line?

I’m new at pretending in these scenes that you write

Will it all work out?

Will they cut this last scene?

Will an editor please make it all feel complete?

We’re in the dark here

Crumbs And Dust

I only forced a little bit

It was crumbs and dust in a minute

When I stopped, it took its place

Without pain

Be free, little fish on concrete

Conceal like a box with no lid

If one makes sense, why not them all

We have to stop

We Wear Strings

Regress, go back to move forward

You're not alone, we're dragging you along

Buy new ones and tie them on

We wear strings, and we make them sing

Now strap these on

We're only pushing ourselves this far

As far as we want

We cannot rest, we must progress

And I beg, "Sing for me, sing for me"

And they only vibrate for me

How I long for more skillful hands

With fingers that naturally do the dance

But you cannot intimidate me

Though you tie me up with all these strings

But I cannot breathe through these strings

No, I cannot breathe

Progress, you have to move forward

We won't sit still

We expect the same of you

Buy new ones and tie them on

Now strap these on

We're only pushing ourselves this far

As far as we want

We cannot rest, we must progress

And I beg, "Sing for me, sing for me"

And they only vibrate for me

How I long for more skillful hands

With fingers that naturally do the dance

But you cannot intimidate me

Though you tie me up with all these strings

But I cannot breathe through these strings

No, I cannot breathe

Company

Lines in your forehead, I can see

All your attention divert from me

What could possibly weigh on you so heavily

I can tell you really need some perspective here

Take one small step outside of yourself

The grass looks no greener right here

Take one small step outside of yourself and you’ll find

You’re not the only one

Weight on your shoulders, a tragedy

Is making you older in front of me

Oh, why can’t you see that you’re here in good company

I can see you really need some perspective here

And you’ve fallen out of love with yourself

Yah, well, we’re just all pillars of self-esteem

Take one small step outside of yourself and you’ll find

You’re not the only one

Skimming

Even still, i cannot seem to calm my heart

It beats as if it means to squeeze my lungs

It’s all because of you, it’s all because of you

My two hands, they shake as if i’m bound to fall

If i’ve been this weak, i swear i don’t recall

So much for my vow to take it slow

Something in me knows it’s out of my control

It’s all because of you