Stubborn Blood

You were born a ghost Floating in dated clothes With skin too gossamer And though no walls could keep you back Could only say you felt trapped I was born on fire A body of tin wire With veins of stubborn blood Couldn't clear the ash from my throat So every exhale is cynical and arduous Yes our hearts are beating But when is the last time we felt alive? And we can refuse to feel it But it's getting too easy to lie We renew like water With stories of our grandfathers And how they killed the time Heirlooms tracing lines across our palms Some are sadly gone too soon Some go on too long Yes our hearts are beating But when is the last time we felt alive? And we can refuse to feel it But it's getting too easy to lie And it comes in waves Written all over your face with time I'll forgive you when you say The choice is made Patterns repeat until we die Yes our hearts are beating But when is the last time we felt alive? And we can refuse to feel it But it's getting too easy to lie Yes our hearts are beating But when is the last time we felt alive? And we can refuse to feel it But it's getting too easy to lie