Cassiopeia

I blacked out ‘til the morning broke

I was swallowing glass and inhaling smoke

I lost my mind in a haze of cobbled streets and broken windows

I managed to get away, for a minute or two

To catch my breath, just long enough to catch sight of a man with a broken nose and a bandaged leg

Sleeping silently in a photo booth on the road where I caught a cab

Back through the heart of the tourist district and into our rundown, rented pad

I met a strange girl from Brazil

She made me laugh for an hour or two and it took me back to the festival where I was sure that I was gonna go (die)

But then I bought a beer from a nice bar lady with the kindest eyes that I’d ever seen

She said: Take a water too honey, it’s warm outside, we don’t want you dying do we

Oh Berlin my love, I’ve got you underneath my skin

In the early hours of the morning, I can’t help but let you in/win

I was there talking to you about some of the shit they’d put you through

And I knew that this could be my chance to get you closer

So I met you round the back, away from the others

I was trying to fight off my brother but I knew

I knew that you didn’t have eyes for me

I’ve got a fire and it burns in me, it takes me back to the very day I was with you there

I’ve got a fire and it burns in me, I knew back then it was clear to see that I was running scared