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I swallow the sea and the sea swallows me the mermaids they will find me dead in a rocket on the seabed a picture of the stars still in my hands take a seat where should I begin take control of this submarine take good care of your lungs and your liv

I ride up the hill to our nest I feed you with apples and grass I nurse you till you can sprout wings to land on my shoulder in spring please don't worry that I'm going to leave take my picture and lie down to sleep I picture the heart in her chest h

I Can't sleep while everybody rests I do my best at night when I come home I leave a trail of betrayal and I'm ashamed of all that mess and I sure try but both of your hands are slipping out of mine I tucked you in a boat and send you to another shor

don't you feel alone in your hometown this used to be the one place where you felt sound there's nothing left to do now these familiar roads have been worn down I like when you cover my eyes and you steal me away areoplanes and boats and my own feet

and it's just as if I didn't happen to cry at the cinema wiped my eyes dry and tried not to look as if I really had to I felt so embarrassed to see what I saw – you just gotta cope with it Come down and take it all up again I don't wanna hear nothing

And when the bee sat down upon my tongue I was pretty sure I would be stung I needed calming words to sooth my mind Cause my imagination was running wild If you hold your breath 'till the swellings past You could still be with us next morning But if

imagine this bubble burst sitting inside as the walls collapse imagine the look on your face the moment you realize that it's not death it's the opposite you're leaving a paper trail wherever you go it's in some file you sleep in the waiting room but

you're looking pretty weird in full makeup only for this one single time you tell me I'm your curse and you are mine and I can see you I still feel you and if you jump then I will too and even in this old tiny picture these are your values not mine b