Cardinals II

I know the feeling in the morning when the Sun

Lights the dust that hangs in orbit as you're waking up

And for a moment you feel weightless then the panic comes

First a drizzle, then a downpour, then an endless flood

You start to run

Brothers in the summer dust

Far enough

That no one's ever catching us

I know the feeling when the light begins to fade

And the dishes in the sink look like a mountain range

You try to will yourself to stand but you can't find the strength

Threw your head against the cold glass of the window pane

You're afraid

Of what happens when it finally breaks

And all that remains

Is shattered glass and constant gray

Bruised and paper cut

I built a thousand paper cranes for good luck

But I can't protect you

I had my chance and I fucked it up

I stare for years at all the duct tape on the door

Held together like a patient in a trauma ward

I still don't know what the fuck we kept it for

This house is haunted, I can't live in here anymore

All the time

Realised you weren't on the other side

Overnight

Can't imagine what that must've felt like

Bruised and paper cut

I built a thousand paper cranes for good luck

But I can't protect you

I had my chance and I fucked it up

I had that nightmare again

You fall and you're helpless

Trapped under the wreckage

You reach out your hand and I'm weak, I can't save you

No matter how often it plays in my head I can't lift it up

Bruised and paper cut

I built a thousand paper cranes for good luck

And I can't protect you

I had my chance and I fucked it all up

I fucked it all up