while shifting the theme from the "escape" of the water to the "staining" effect of the chemicals and the lingering shadows as the sun goes down.
[Verse 1]
Sun down
Purple bruise on the sky
Gate lock clicks
Tell the summer goodbye
Skin feels tight
Salt crust on my brow
The peace I found
Where did it go now?
Chlorine sting
Still burns in my eyes
Tracing the red
Where the old ghost lies
Towels get heavy
Dripping on the tile
Walking back slow
To the ghost of my smile
I’m dry now
But the cold starts to creep
The dark in my chest
Is waking from sleep
[Chorus] [Stomps] [Snap] [Chest Thumps]
I’m stained by the dreams in a darkening sky
The blue fades out and the shadows rise high
Summertime scars start to ache in the breeze
I’m losing the light, falling back to my knees (Uh!)
[Verse 2]
Street lamps flicker
Like a heart skip-beat
Hum of the tires
On the cooling street
Goggles in the bag
Like a hollowed-out soul
Trying to stay level
When I’m losing control
Headlight glare
Cuts sharp through the gloom
Reminding my mind
Of the empty room
Dark voice whispers
“Did you think it would stay?”
“Did you think that the blue”
“Could wash it all away?”
I clench my fists
With the scent on my palms
Fighting for the silence
Fighting for the calm (hey!)
[Chorus] [Stomps] [Snap] [Chest Thumps]
I’m stained by the dreams in a darkening sky
The blue fades out and the shadows rise high
Summertime scars start to ache in the breeze
I’m losing the light, falling back to my knees (Uh!)
[Outro]
Quiet and cold in the parking lot gleam
The world’s coming back, tearing holes in the dream
Chemical scent, still a shadow in me
The water is gone, but I’m still at sea.
GrizzlyJones
