asterisk*

clothespin your eyes till you see change
quarters and dimes, that's not for me
stuck out my hand, reached for a grain
of peace of mind, I'm not to blame

asterisks go by, I don't know why
asked them to stay, just for the day
who would deny? I'd pass it by
caught in this phase, stuck to her gaze

Caught in your line, you pull me in
hung out to dry, sun becomes dim
stars move so fast, straight through my veins
your fragile mind drives me insane

This bottle's leaving, I know it's alone
with every feeling i've got in my bones
Stop thought enough times, let it seep
let it run downstream to another canteen
If a thought gets crossed with someone else's
fuck it, we'll drink and turn it to steam

and if i pick the process up, i'll see
if all these bottle caps have meant a thing
we mixed a cocktail of both chance and dream
to drink our brains out
this bottle's leaving, i know it's alone
things weren't completing a thing on their own
changed thought enough times, every time
every drop I see is a bottle to me
So when speed picks up i'll smash them up
and send them downstream to another canteen
But it's draining on me.

Broke the sky, drove all night
Corner stores, the headlights
People turn on my street
people turning at my feet

dropped my business on your head
my street's labeled with a dead end

I will make my turn
when I come to brake

All my walls are so thick
painted over colors picked

Get it out the way for me
Out in space, tolls are paid
Killed the night
Soon'll be light

Scraped the paint down
shut the lights off
turning, turning
breaking harshly
had a blowout
lost control but
this is something
that i've done before