Once a Mountain, Once a Man Lyrics

I was a mountain, I was a man, leviathan sealed in amber

From the chalice I couldn't stand

Plastic cinders line my diaphragm like helicopter blades

Sweet as marmalade, degeneration, innocent and delirious

My inclination towards masochistic impulse

Will stubbornly remain even when I leave this place

Chemical fractures make a performer of an actor

The ink dries like medicine, compulsive and posing

Swirling like dancers on linoleum tiling

Obliterate our reticence in stupefied ecstasy

Smelling like Turkish tobacco and silly string

Your voice turned to a quiver, and we began to sing

"I am not at peace, everyone in my home wants me gone"

Serenity of amplifiers buzzing in a crowded room

This is all we have

This is all we've got

Tangling our tongues in paper mâché postures like an aftershock

Dazzling and surreal

It's all so revealing when you're listening