FRIEND

Okay
So what?
The dam is busting
And I’m gonna drown
Gonna drown in the flood
In the flood of tears

In the torrent
In the deluge
In the river rushing
No way to stop it

Go away
You don’t want to hear this

Your hand on my shoulder
A pin to a balloon
I’m gonna pop, yeah
Any moment now
Explosion BOOM
And this room
And everything in it
Will be splashed
Dripping with human shrapnel

See I’m spinning out
Like a bald tire
Spinning out of control
Out of money
Out of work
Out of love and into
A head-on collision
Major explosion
As I meet myself
On the other side

Go away,
You don’t want to feel this

Sure, I’m soft and human
On the outside
Where you see me
But I’m hard as crystal
And hospital sterile
On the inside
Where it hurts

I tell you
I am a clock
Ticktickticking down to zero
I’m gonna blow and when I go
It’s gonna get all over you
It’s gonna go down deep
Slivers stuck beneath the skin
Bamboo under your nails
And a scream
That will echo round and round
Your sweet, caring, stupid skull
‘Till you open your mouth and howl
‘Till you open your mouth and scream
And scream
My scream
With my hand on your shoulder
And my voice whispering
Everything, everything, everything’s gonna be okay
Friend