this is for the lions living in the wiry broke down frames of my friends bodies, when the flood water comes, it ain't gonna be clear it's gonna look like mud, but i will help you swim, i will help you swim, i'm gonna help you swim, this is for the snakes and the people they bite, for the friends i've made; for the sleepless nights, for the warning signs i've completely ignored, there's an amount to take, reason to take more, it's no big suprise you've turned out this way, when they close their eyes and beg you to change, and they cut your hair and send you away, you stopped by my house the night you escaped, with tears in my eyes i beg you to stay, you said "hey, man i love you but no fucking way" I'm sure that we can find something for you to do on stage, maybe shake a tambourine or when i sing you sing harmonies, this is for the lake that me and my friends swim in, naked and dumb on a drunken night, and it should've felt good but i could hear the Jaws theme song onreapeat in the back of my mind, make sure you kiss your knuckles before you punch me in the face, there are lessons to be learned, consquences for all the stupid things i say, and it's no big suprise you turned out this way, the spark in your eyes, the look on your face, i will not be late, I'm sure that we can find something for you to do on stage maybe shake a tambourine or when i sing you sing harmonies, I wanna contribute to the chaos, i don't wanna watch and then complain, 'cause i am through finding blame, that is the decision i've made, she hopes i'm cursed forever to sleep on a twin-sized matress in somebody's attic or basement my whole life, never graduating up in size to add another and my nightmares will have nightmares every night. oh, every night. every night.
