the olive ream

I dream of high clouds
Flushed with the light of daybreak

What we gonna do when the
money runs out
I wish that there was something left to say
How we gonna find the eyes to see
a brighter day

I’m falling by the wayside
I’m sinking with the sun
Everything I do
Is wrong

I’m delirious with chaos
I’m wonderstruck with awe

The state I’m in
Got goosebumps on my skin
See the water I’ll jump right in
Your heart so free

They come from miles around
In avarice and love
To suckle on the blood
Of some forgotten god
Sell it like it is
It’s like the old man says
We’re dead in the water now

Take your eyes off me
There’s nothing here to see
Just trying to keep my head together
And as we make our vow
Let us remember how
There’s nothing good that lasts forever
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Photos: Mine
Words: David Gray