The Shark

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"The Shark"
by: Empty Moon

You kiss with your eyes open, love
turn away from my touch
from the street she’s watching we’re hoping
that she’s in love with both of us
well things go unspoken
like her skin looks so soft
the light blue of the ocean
washed out golden of the sun
wish I could watch her in slow motion
wash the salt from my tongue
god you love commotion
I bet you were lying about the shark
he wished he would have died there
to save his broken heart
to save us all

you sleep with your eyes open, love
I haven’t slept for days
and I know your dad said something
I can see it in your face
did he say that I was selfish
with my womanizing ways?
did he say that I was nothing
just a rocky island maze?
and your mom said your only faithful
cause you’re too lazy to change
remember when you told me
everyday felt the same?
and you wish that you would have died there
in that rocky island grave
to save yourself

now you swim with your eyes open, love
she thinks you’re still alive
at the bottom of the ocean
in the middle of the night
I watch her sleeping
wishing she was mine
and I ask her how she’s feeling
and she starts to cry
she looks up at the ceiling
and I undress her with my eyes
see I’m only good at stealing
and wasting your time
I know that she blames me
and you know why
you know why
Now my eyes are wide open
but I can’t see it yet
that we’ll all end up broken
and deserve what we get
such deep devotion
of such shallow concepts
such crazy emotion
is what we’ve come to expect
you yell “let’s drink the ocean
I heard it’s good for your soul”
I’ve seen so many sunsets
starts to make me feel old
in the middle of my life
at the end of the world

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from "The Shark", released November 4, 2014

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