Sticks and stones break my bones
Words hurt like hell
When I crave an escape
My vise makes me well
It's so wrong to do
But it makes me feel right
I try to stop
But its a battle I cannot fight
Light it up
Tip it back
I have no control
Release all the slack
Like a flame and moth
I'm attracted to the thing
That burns up my life
Yet makes my souls sing
When the smoke clears
That's when I am worst
My dreams keel over
My nightmares are cursed
Sever this pain
Let its blood run cold
To this satanic vise
My soul has been sold
My thoughts are now dead
My body is too
That is what happens
When the vise controls you
YOU ARE READING
Vises
PoetryInspired by many an Eric Church song. Dedicated to the man himself; without his music I might have never started writing.