Mirage

I once met a man

With spotted skin and leopard hands

He said you were not far from here.

The edges were close,

I saw the wake a golden coast

And then i saw your sails just floating on the surface

Now it's hard to believe

That someone can leave

And then suddenly reappear

A mirage of your trust, imagined and lost

Of a ghost who's been standing right here

Well i fought through the ice,

But fell to needled skinny flies

They sucked out my blood

And replaced it with black water!

The closer i get to boiling over

My skin's crawling off of my bones

Now it's hard to believe

That someone can leave

And then suddenly reappear

A mache of your trust, folded and cut,

Into a mask that i've got to wear.

I was cold, dripping wet,

(it was worth it for you)

I was so out of breath

(it was worth it for you)

Now i'm practically dead

(and it was all for you)

All the wars that you set, it was worth it for you

All the lives that i left, it was worth it for you

Now i'm practically dead, and it was all for you.