Fear Signals Lyrics

Fear signals, subtle

Noiselessly shared with a nod of our heads

I feel them, you feel them

Eyes fixed on the line where the trees meet the sand

The gnashing of teeth, the screeching of tires

Delusions of wisdom, the shape of your neck

Passing visions of structures now worn down to splinters

Are striking reminders of all we have left

This used to be a place

Where I didn't have to sweat

Where I didn't have to stare

Where I could rest my back on the ground

But now our past mistakes and our brothers

Are strewn across the fields as a warning to the others

These are fear signals

There used to be a time when the daylight wasn't yet our enemy

Revealing hard-earned cover

Inviting the encircling starving unblinking predatory

Eyes incessantly scanning for opportunities

I feel them, you feel them

Piercing from just beyond the boundaries of the perimeter shade

We'll live to hide at least one more day

Picking up on fear signals