Hole In My Chest

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If I were a cloud up in the sky
Even in a storm my cloudy eyes would be dry
If I were a shipwreck full of gold
The caterwauls above would never move my poor soul

And if I were a pebble in the grass
Through the verdant hue well only good things would last
Oh if I were a mountain standing tall
The rising tide wouldn’t scare me at all

But I’m made of flesh and blood I’m only skin and bones
Yeah and I’m running with both eyes shut into the darkness alone
Cuz I just can’t take much more here in my tender core
So I’m gonna’ pull the pin and throw it
Open up count down and blow it
Pretty soon it’ll hurt a whole lot less
With this big hole in my chest

If I stub my shit against the bed
Out come the worst words that I have ever said
If I burn my shit upon the stove
Every corner of the world is gonna’ know

And if I get a sliver in my shit
So help me Jesus I will sing about it
But if my heart is in your laser beams
Well the joke’s on you cuz it was blown to smithereens

I’m made of flesh and blood I’m only skin and bones
Yeah and I’m running with both eyes shut into the darkness alone
Cuz I just can’t take much more here in my tender core
So I’m gonna’ pull the pin and throw it
Open up count down and blow it
Pretty soon it’ll hurt a whole lot less
With this big hole in my chest

So what if it gets messy when I wear a clean white shirt
And I can’t stop the bleeding ‘til I’m face down in the dirt
I spent my modest fortune all on band-aids for the wound
But the good news is I ain’t afraid of you

 - May 2018 -