The Violent Blue

The fog rolls on in from the sea

Like a curtain draped from the bolts of heaven

And out here the moon burns through the night

Like the eyes of strays caught in headlights

And I hear you hum a song I'd written

And the condensation collects on my feet

And my lungs contract as the curtain thickens

And I hear you say you'd like to see what's down beneath the violent blue

And as you say those words my legs turn leaden

And your teeth are two white smears that cut the gray

Like light behind the clouds

And my heart is flapping like a bird that's trapped inside a wire cage

I hear you laughing, saying:

"Darlin', there's no need to fear. You know how to swim."

Well, let's see how well I do

This blue ain't blue

It's velvet black

A crooked mirror sky

And we hum like stars

And flicker off into the blank and void

I feel your limbs; they pull me down

I feel your limbs; they pull me down

And now we're too far gone

And won't ever be found