He’s been having dreams, wakes up in a sweat
Rips apart his eyelids, holds onto his chest
Wants to call a friend but it’s 3 AM
Everyone is sleeping and the house is dead
He does like he learned once in therapy
Inhale from the gut and exhale slowly
It’s almost like it never happened at all
When you turn on your light
Just a shadow shape-shifting on the wall
Like when a car’s driving by
This is how you’ve lived since you were a kid
You wake up in sweat but recall all of it
I get out of bed, make myself some tea
Think about the things I’ve buried deep inside of me
Think about the things I carry deep inside of me
Is it like it never happened at all
This visceral plight
What’s a shadow shape-shifting on the wall
When there are no cars to drive by
Shadows on the wall
Nobody driving by
credits
from With Strangers,
released March 9, 2024
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