You'll be okay
We all fall down sometimes
We're all fragile but actually
In your smile beauty lies
Intricate you
Breakable you and I
But we're all just trying
Underneath the breaking sky
I'll catch you when you fall fast through night
Warm hands outstretched, holding your thoughts tight
I know it's hard to be drifting, to know nothing's sure
'Cept that you're not gonna stumble upon a miracle cure
How d'you treat yourself right when your head's in flight?
I stretch fingers praying for insight
Cause honestly, I'm drifting too
I think we're all drifting through
I thought I knew all of you, I'm so full of shit I'm empty
I see blurred figures where I saw two twenties
I see plenty aphorisms and cognitive dissonance
But who listens out for the listeners? It's insidious
(Tell me why) I try when I know I'll just disappoint
(Tell me why) I push myself past the breaking point
(Tell me why) I make myself smile for cameras
(Tell me why) I love like the snow loves travellers
What if I just spent more time on you? Lied to you?
Tried to hide the truth? Signed off the work I had to do?
You'd see right through
You know I'm an addict, you know that I panic
Though I know the day's wasted if it's not manic
Yours and mine are violent minds, and that's fine
Maybe it's a sign of the times
We've all got pressures
But if you ever need me, message
If I don't get it, I'll always try to stop you stressing
Maybe if we're lucky we'll forget it
Force the globe to be snowflake-fretted
credits
from I'VE GOT YOU,
released December 20, 2017
Vocals by Belle Allan
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