Sleep Paralysis

I am the shark to your blood
I am the tides to your moon
The Sistine chapel is nothing
Compared to how I'm drawn to you

Your eyes are dark as December
Your fingers cold as the night
You are the back of my eyelids
You are the blade of a knife

And when the stars take flight
You are the ground beneath my feet
And when heaven forgets me
You are the devil underneath

And when the world freezes over
At the end of the day
You are my remembrance
You are my decay

And the way that you make me feel
At the end of my bed
Watching over me while I sleep

Frozen in fear
Perched up on my chest
Sleep paralysis

You are the weight on my back
You are my memories' bane
You are the blood in my wrists
You are the drugs in my brain

And as the daylight comes in
And everything you used to say
And everything that breaks me down
And everything about you and

The way that you make me feel
At the end of my bed
Watching over me while I sleep

Frozen in fear
Perched up on my chest
Sleep paralysis

And I'll write you a song
And you'll smile
And a single tear will slip through your skull
Water to skin to earth
Warm and gentle
Arms beneath the cradle
Holding tight to me
Standing firm against the wind