Two weeks later
like a surplus reprieve
I found a hair the length
of yours on my sleeve
I wound it round
and round
my finger so tight
It turned to purple and
a pulse formed inside
And I knew the beat
'cause it matched
your own beat
I still remember that
from our chest to chest
and feet to feet
The easy silence
then was a sweet relief
to this hush
Of ovens, aeroplanes
and of distant car horns
A fire, a fire
you can only take
what you can carry
A pulse, your pulse
it's the only thing
I can remember
I break, you don't
I was always set
to self-destruct, though
The fire, the fire
it cracks and barks
like primal music
I said I knew the beat
'cause it matched
your own beat
It's become my engine
my own source of heat
The sea between us
only amplifies
the sound of waves
And every hum and echo
in crash paints my cave
A fire, a fire
you can only take
what you can carry
A pulse, your pulse
it's the only thing
I can remember
I break, you don't
I was always set
to self-destruct, though
The fire, the fire
it cracks and barks
like primal music
The fire, the fire
you can only take
what you can carry
A pulse, your pulse
it's the only thing
I can remember
I break, you don't
I was always set
to self-destruct, though
The fire, the fire
it cracks and barks
like primal music