Hand on the Mirror

Paper makes me shiver Heartbeat quicker down the stairs Try not to slip now, in the dark hand on the wall Hand on the mirror, hand on the wall try not to fall Hand on the mirror, hand on the wall try not to fall I dreamt I lost my balance and tumbled in the water Clothes wet for days In a cabin where we listened to the cats prowl Up a tree, one chased by three, The sounds of it were hurting me One chased by three, up a tree The sounds of it were hurting me Later you lost touch, you said you had a falling out You'd been friends forever, eating ice cream power's out Stalks of chickweed, growing green forever and high They fucked and fought, she said you try before you buy I'm cleaning up the kitchen I'm wiping down the stove The window's hanging open My tooth needs the cloves Crustaceans collecting clutter and they're building homes of gold On the bedrock of the river, underneath the current cold Go get the table take my hand, want you to touch me, wanna dance And I think I've finally found an understanding of the plan Paper makes me shiver Heartbeat quicker down the stairs Try not to slip now, in the dark hand on the wall Hand on the mirror, hand on the wall try not to fall Hand on the mirror, hand on the wall try not to fall I'm cleaning up the kitchen I'm wiping down the stove The window's hanging open My tooth needs the cloves