Speed is anaesthetic, place your foot on the throttle
While you drown yourself in cigarette smoke in a bottle.
It lingers, the feel of her lips on your skin.
An itch that’s on the outside fuelled by darkness within.
Can you taste it? The acrid stench of an unnecessary death?
Can you hear it? The parting wishes from her very last breath.
Can you see it? The orange glow that’s shining right through the haze?
Is it salvation? Or simply just your heart that’s ablaze?
In the hope that one day my idealism can learn,
I think I’ll let my heart burn.
Her final words still explode in your eardrums
You shiver in despair as your limbs start to feel numb
Funny how when you first met her beauty was stunning
And now the beautiful girl has you running and running
Can you taste it? Oxygen from the window seems to poison the air
Can you hear it? The dogmatic buzz from the flies in her hair
Can you see it? The prick of light in cold grey of her eyes
Is it understanding? Or just a reprimand in disguise.
In the hope that one day redemption I can earn.
I think I’ll let my heart burn
She even looks graceful lying face down in the water
Like she couldn’t give a fuck her mum was losing a daughter
The ocean swallows her whole; now just another whoever
You hope she doesn’t get bored as she lies there forever.
Can you taste it? The salt breeze that draws blood from your tongue
Can you hear it? The deadly oxygen vacating her lungs
Can you see it? The stealing of all directions by the colour of lead
Its devoured salvation; your salvation is dead.
While the world has absorbed all that used to be bright
A flicker remains, cos’ my heart’s still alight.
You stare at the ripples and know its fucked that you miss her
But you gave her it all and now she’s taken it with her.
Solemn music plays on your harpsichord – heartstrings
And the waves dance seductive while your sorrowful soul sings:
Can you taste it? Salty tears that meander your cheeks; red
Can you hear it? A constant echo of the sweetest things she said
Can you see it? Porcelain doll that once glowed from your shelf
Cos’ killing her you’ve really killed a part of yourself
But these minutes are infinite and I can hardly remember
My heart slowly simmers, transformed black from the embers
You fly in silence as you soar over the ocean
Gravity, spiteful, seems to work in slow-motion
Your soul is at peace now, just like a beautiful dream
Cos there’s nothing inside you; your lungs hold no scream.
Can you taste it? The liquid knives rushing to fill the abyss
Can you hear it? You laugh as you descend into a mystical bliss
Can you see it? A light in the distance, precious diamond in the dark.
Is this redemption? Or is it just the tooth of a shark?
Just know that I can’t even feel a thing anymore
But I’m sure you’ve heard those words before
And believe I can’t believe in love anymore
And I know you’ve heard those words before.
But no apologies baby cos’ you just don’t deserve it
I have no regrets because I know you were worth it.
I have no regrets because you just don’t deserve it.
I apologise baby cos you were just so damn perfect.
You turned my blood ice babe I can now do without –
So I’ll let watery tombstone come and put my heart out.
