Smell the roses Isn't it a beautiful thing? Throat closes Tight while you're unable to breathe Six pounds in a week 'cause I don't want to eat Tape over the doorbell in case it rings It's getting worse with age The mind revolts again There's a shadow that's been stalking me Disappears when I check, then repeats And I know I won't find anything But I need to assure myself Frozen Barely breathing Lucid and sober, yet haunted Othello chimes in Are you thinking rationally? Hold your breath, the Sound a body makes when it's still Declining Why would I check if it's not real? God is dead, every angel a lie There's no living in the afterlife Still, a voice made of nothing but fear Makes me reach for the handle I'm frozen Barely breathing Lucid and sober, yet haunted Othello chimes in Are you thinking rationally? I'm frozen It won't last long Barely breathing Just leave the door unlocked Haunted It won't last long Barely breathing I know where you are How much time? Does it pass like a rogue wave? Penalized Something new to impede (it won't last long) Nevermind (just leave the door unlocked) Watching over my shoulder (it won't last long) Tend the garden and bury the keys at the bottom Had this blanket I loved as a kid Kept it with me, whatever I did Thought it might try to move on its own