Black Dog - Shields

The skin around my bones starts to unravel

And I live exposed.

I’ve become so cold

The air inside my lungs starts to go stale as I decompose

I am falling apart, I am falling apart

I am broken;

dysfunctional, beyond repair

With my dark companion, crippled by his stare

I am falling apart

This beast is all I have;

meet my loathsome friend

Leave us be.

I’m not getting any better

This beast is all I have;

meet my loyal foe

Leave us be.

I’m not getting any better

Black dog

It feels like my last day alive was long ago

A black dog follows me where ever I go

Living this life I’d rather die

I’m done living this life;

I’d rather die

I’m done being hounded by a black dog

Feels like my last day alive;

Feels like I shouldn’t keep breathing