with second layer skin
cause nites like these
only work in black and white
and ive inhaled much too many
colors on this tour of nite time scenes
cause cemeteries keep ringing
the phone and finger
of the most mysterious boy
you say keep down the ringing,
you say keep down the alcohol
but we both know
even the dead don’t sleep
or change the scene for
mysterious boys like me
my hand you’re tightly gripping
to ensure your heart keeps beating
and stopping in perfect time with
tombstones and disaster
the mood we’re both just after
the dead will surely accommodate
block out the lite
with hips that beckon
‘fight off your demons’
but i can see no reason
to kill the mood with angels
and im finding the setting
much too befitting the
fulfilling of talked about dreams
of the most mysterious boy
you say keep down the breathing,
you say keep down the screaming
but we both know
even the dead don’t sleep
or change the scene for
mysterious boys like me
my hand you’re tightly gripping
to ensure your heart keeps beating
and stopping in perfect time with
tombstones and disaster
the mood we’re both just after
the dead will surely accommodate