The Cloak Lyrics

I wove a cloak out of artifice

Immune to the arrows of Artemis

A sanctuary, a tourniquet

But now I'm afraid I'm a part of it

The thread is fine but the fabric is infinite

You know I traded my skin for it

And I can disappear when I spin in it

But now I'm scared I'll never be rid of it

When I set it ablaze the smoke hissed from my ears

When I ripped it to shreds the lacerations appeared

And as soon as they'd healed and the bleeding had ended

The thread had re-spun and the mantle had mended

Knotted round a sinking stone

Seasick and asphyxiating

Dwindled, billowed neath the foam

And damn these bubbles in my bones

I made a mask of stone and spit

That shone like chrome when I handled it

It thrummed with a comfortable resonance

And mirrored my face when it knew I was watching it

I dove into its cool steady permanence

I needed something sure and determinant

Surface tension holds me coldly

Where it leads I follow slowly

Only, it feels like I don't have a choice

Like it sees through my eyes and it speaks in my voice

I'm calling out in here can you hear me

The echoes make me feel less lonely

And it sounds like there's a wall out there

An edge that I can make my way to

And kick a hole in this endless blank

Somebody shine a light please? thank you