Lion City - Tiny Kingdoms

Well, I’ve been staring at my grave

I’ve been staring at all the things I could have done

And hearing all the things I could never say

I’m afraid I’ll wash away

And that whatever tide that carries me

Will bring me to colder depths or permanent grey

Despite the cellular breakdown, everything still feels in tact

And I will learn to divide, rebuild, and reconnect

It’s only a matter of time

Before everything falls far beneath the sea

It’s only a matter of time

Before we haunt the same coasts we were craving

So don’t let me sink just yet

I need to feel the atmospheric changes

I need to feel the tease of places I could never grasp

The fear of forever floods the same

Too greatly it collides and fades

And I’m always left in the wake of these constant tidal waves

We abandoned the sins of a father and secrets of a mother

We’ll become new again when we’re sleeping underwater

It’s only a matter of time

Before everything falls far beneath the sea

It’s only a matter of time

Before we haunt the same coasts we were craving

But one day hope will grow in this place

One day hope will grow in this place

And when the sky calls I’ll be the first to meet its embrace

So show me how to live

Show me how to breathe

Show me that the best part of being alive is never knowing anything

And even when my hands shake

Even when I can’t stop screaming

Please say you can hear me

Please just say you fucking hear me

Please just say

I’m afraid I’ll wash away

I’m afraid I’ll wash away

It’s only a matter of time

Before everything falls far beneath the sea

It’s only a matter of time

Before we haunt the same coasts we were craving

But one day hope will grow in this place

One day hope will grow in this place

And when the sky calls I’ll be the first

I’ll be the first to meet its embrace

It’s gonna be a long day