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“You took my heart…”

Your first mistake was sailing out into the rain,
The second came when you told the ghosts your name.
Following your heart into the dark,
Right into the jaws of a shark.

And the ocean fills your lungs and pulls you down into the depths,
And the ghosts who caught your tongue then gave you back your breath.
With pocked pearl eyes, you turned your gaze back to the shore.
Rebuffed at the reef, this is your home forevermore.

Howling back: “love is the fall of every man,” and, “why’s it always me?”
Growling:“you misunderstand, little man. Your failure’s made you free.”

Skin to scales and an empty chest,
Coral bones and all the rest.
Pearls seek the Siren Queen,
Stepping out of the sea with a knife in your teeth.

You took my heart
And the breath in my lungs.
You took my heart
When you sang your song.
You took my heart
In your hands with a knife in your teeth and sank back into the sea.

You’re not what you possess and things aren’t what they seem.
Hiding those treasures in your chest will only garner pity.
Tonight you stole from a queen, young thief, soon you’ll find out what that means.
Never sleep, never stop, I will hunt you until you drop; you’ll never escape me.

For your crimes against me,
I give the justice of the sea.
I’ll cut your head from your body,
Give it the fins of a guppy.
Wrapped in kelp and seaweed,
You’ll never escape me.

Skin to scales and an empty chest,
Coral bones and all the rest.
Pearls seek the Siren Queen,
Stepping out of the sea with a knife in your teeth.
Tonight you stole from a queen, young thief, soon you’ll find out what that means.
Never sleep, never stop, I will hunt you until you drop; you’ll never escape me.

“...And now I take it back.”

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from T​.​E​.​P​.​F​.​K​.​A​.​L., released May 10, 2016
Guest vocals by Courtney Karg.

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Vancouver Punk since 2010.

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