pull back the blinds
taste the air
time to return
to the world the gave you
all looks the same
feels so strange
time passes by
in a silent vacuum

push back the line
step out into the air flow
you've been standing in the corner
all ears listening to the same words
like ghosts conversing in echoes
mix with all the other insects
looks like you're one of us now

tear out the blinds
nothing's changed
can't place the names
but they sound familiar
a life time inside
seven days
time passes by
in tiny fractions

here comes the tide
this sense of desolation
feels like maybe you belong here
gather, citizen of nowhere
creatures crawling out the woodwork
stand straight
face to face with your fate
looks like you're one of us now

who protects you from
your protector's gun
he who waives that stick
keeps you safe