Chloroform / Nightmares

(album: The King And Queen Of Gasoline - 2022)

Cold and blue, I think of you, broken
Lemonade, wish you'd stayed, unspoken
It hits like chloroform, a thunderstorm, the rise and fall
Forevermore, stuck in withdrawal
What do I do? It all fell through, frozen

I think I'm in a free fall
Self-vandalise till I'm no more
So tell me what I'm here for
You say I'm fine but I'm not sure
I woulda sent my brain into space by now
Things should've made more sense
I got lost but in my defence
I never wanted to stay in the same place

I'm running from the nightmares
That escaped from my head
It's coming and I'm so scared
Not safe in my bed, so staying awake instead

Feel everything and nothing
Empty, numb, and stretched too thin
Medicate to feel something
Say the word and I'll let you in
I'm living translucent again
I'm invisible to myself so I pretend
Fading fast and at a dead end
When all I needed was a friend

I'm running from the nightmares
That escaped from my head
It's coming and I'm so scared
Not safe in my bed, so staying awake instead

I'm running from the nightmares
That escaped from my head
It's coming and I'm so scared
Not safe in my bed, so staying awake instead