Tantalus Lyrics

Heavy heart as the sun goes down

See it drown in a sea of red

It occurs to me that this day is dead

And it confers on me a nameless dread

I try to flee as you cast your crown

Onto the ground adjacent to my feet

And it's far too late to call retreat

Yet I struggle to accept this defeat

Collected chaos comes crashing down

Good things are illusion

Hope is a curse

I'm Tantalus in knee-deep water

I can't quench my thirst

Your eyes accuse as they fill with tears

Mascara smears as you deny the pain

I feel like I've free-based Novocain

Twelve years sled slowly down the drain

It's almost funny how I've fulfilled my fears

Good things are illusion

Hope is a curse

I'm Tantalus in knee-deep water

I just can't quench my thirst