Fear

Good morning, boy
The fickle flame in your eyes alight with rare joy
‘Vroom Vroom’ says the moon with a whisper and a wave
The only boy the sun couldn’t save
Now its 11 in the evening with a lovely blue sky
Sit bleak in the corner as the stars pass you by

Good afternoon, miss
Didn’t they ever tell you loneliness is bliss?
So stomp out the heat that unfurls from the splinters
Sprawl out in the sun, stay all through the winter
I swear to the truth if you promise to lie
Watch as sanity withers, hope flickers then dies

Good evening, young one
There’s no time for fear if the damage is done
Now ask yourself, Is your mother well?
Tick tock, time’s up, tell her good boys go to hell
Add comfort to casket and lull her to sleep
Lullabies and infernos never tasted so sweet

Good night, Mister
Insomnia takes toll, the sobbing and blisters
So contemplate, Did you sleep alright?
The rooster cackles in the dead of the night
Morning arrives, look into the cracked yellow mirror
Never before have your eyes looked so sheer

Greetings, fine guests
Fear festers inside like the worm in the nest
And now I ask, Did you enjoy your stay?
Bones shatter and twinkle; artful disarray
A single gray trail and surrender is near
Be aware child, the brutes smell fear

Au revoir, and pleasant dreams
How lovely love looks when its ripped at the seams
I like thunderstorms, fire, and broken guitar strings
I prefer my knuckles white and a touch more like sting
Their hearts skipped twice and missed the note
My name sounds better when it’s dragged from your throat