The Gift of Paralysis
Envy on the Coast
Alarming to the senses
As the scent of latex
And blinding white lights greet me
He's withered, weak, and weary
His bones are bare and brittle
Can't rid this taste of surgery, of surgery
Accusing me of perjury
Like surgery, correcting me
I'm bouncing in and out of my body
Eyes roll in rhythm
As they wish to focus
They can't bear to see
Our eyes are paralyzed
And as your legs are canonized
With waters from these seas
To own a heart that's half of yours, yours
These bones are mere accessories
Well, these bones are mere accessories
The doctor said he heard me
Stutter as a I muttered
A startling, repetitious phrase
And under anesthesia
I told him over and over again
"This body's yours to keep,"
And though he promised me
He said he'd do as I please
I stand before you upon the same selfish feet
I'm bouncing in and out of my body
Eyes roll in rhythm
As they wish to focus
They can't bear to see
Our eyes are paralyzed
And as your legs are canonized
With waters from these seas
To own a heart that's half of yours, yours
These bones are mere accessories
Well, these bones are mere accessories
His neck is shattered by the tides
The ocean prays for his demise
But I swear to you
I watched his heart pump blood into those veins
Throwing punches at ocean waves (x7)
Ocean waves
And as the tides retired
I saw the smile you see today
To own a heart that's half of yours, yours
These bones are mere accessories
Our eyes are paralyzed
And as your legs are canonized
With waters from these seas
To own a heart that's half of yours
Half of yours
Throwing punches at ocean waves
(To own a heart that's half of yours) (x7)
Ocean waves
Throwing punches at ocean waves
(These bones are mere accessories)
Throwing punches at ocean waves
(These bones are mere accessories)
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