Shinbone Soap

(album: Off Off On - 2020)

And the vampire
Had not been
Invited
All the way in

By the ones he loved
By the ones he loved
And the smell of blood
Of the ones he loved

Tricky timing
Missing something
Both too proud to
Sit there listening
Holding grudges
Choosing quicksand
Accidentally
Reaching for the hand

Of the one you love
Of the one you love
Of the one you love
Of the one you love

Bad behaviour
Missing something
To the drama
Of the quicksand
Knowing better
But still sinking
Inward looking
Both were trying

Tried and tested tied
Tried and tested tied
To the one you love
To the one you love

They remembered
Only silence
Soap flakes falling
By the roadside
Holding on was
Out the window
Riding front seat
Manifestos

For the ones you loved

For the ones you loved
For the ones you loved
For the ones you loved
And the radio
And the bars of soap
Holding on a shinbone