nightliner rhapsody

this is insulation for the night cold

a cigarette and a drink to lacquer over bones

you either kindle the blood or shiver yourself warm

and the precipice of joyous madness calls in me

aren't we ecstatic as we dance along it?

blunting the time-sharpened edge of neuroses

nullification

vivification

tantamount powers at a stalemate in me

aren't we ecstatic as we all dance along it?

our wet precipice

to each their own perspective

each their own vice

and i've made up my mind

pour up a drink

take a seat with me

and we'll flood out everything

you need someone

and i give a fuck

so let's give those demons wings

and regardless of the way that the pendulum swings

i've come to realise that it's okay to believe

that life is nothing but a vertiginous dream

and that's all i've ever wanted it to be

breaking my own heart to feel the love

like the love of one's youth

that makes you jump and run

you either kindle the blood or shiver yourself warm

so bring it back

raise your voice

put your glass to your lips and drink

aren't we ecstatic as we all dance along it?

our wet precipice

to each their own perspective

each their own vice

and i've made up my mind

pour up a drink

take a seat with me

and we'll flood out everything

you need someone

and i give a fuck

so let's give those demons wings

you're stronger than addiction

stronger than even bereavement

my friend i've seen it

and our vigils

pickled in whiskey

are preserved eternally in my enduring memory

aren't we ecstatic as we all dance along it?

our wet precipice

to each their own perspective

each their own vice

and i've made up my mind

pour up a drink

take a seat with me

and we'll flood out everything

you need someone

and i give a fuck

so let's give those demons wings

kindle the blood or shiver yourself warm

kindle the blood or shiver yourself warm