Invisible Elephant

from STRIKE ONE! by Fourth Strike Records

Invisible Elephant by Nose Astronaut (@slavfoxman)

so tired
another corpse for the pyre
another body retired 
i can no longer feel the blood inside my veins

so decayed
another frame worn and weakened
a plea for help without speaking
i'm losing track of how to overcome myself

so empty
of all the feelings to tempt me
for all the things that resent me
can't feel the muscles twitching underneath my skin

so hollow
another sequence to follow
another poison to swallow
can't recognize myself inside the mirror man 

the ghosts shall call my name amid the flames
and tame me

we know each other's shame we're all the same
they've claimed me

so insecure 
it never hurts like it did before
another illness without a cure
the ghosts are singing opera right outside my door

so unstable
a most uncomfortable label
a setting quickly disabled
i'm looking for a way to reassert my will

so disconnected
an error never corrected
a payment never collected
i now can pass through walls and float above the floor

so fleeting
a sea of goodbyes but no greeting
an army always retreating
i feel the most at home amid the quiet dark

the ghosts shall call my name amid the flames
and tame me

we know each other's shame we're all the same
they've claimed me