Dawn's light fingers tap sonatas across exposed skin Jacking up my leaden eyelids and sliding right in Retina reel and explode with the solar overload Dragging consciousness screaming from my bruised frontal lobe Into a world tinged with regret, the aftertaste of excess Twisted cans and shaking hands, empty bank bags and rolled rands Half-baked plans and sweat glands in perpetual flow I turn and lean into oblivion, pray for darkness to close
What you going to do for pain when you Feel a little heartache How're you gonna regulate Vacuum soul cleaner with violent demeanour You've got to read between the lines when you're Reaching for a clean slate Sometimes it pays to medicate Vacuum soul cleaner with violent demeanour
I try to hide my brain away, but I know it's too late Seems some moonlight demon surgeon dropped by to operate Inserting spiny strands of hangover crisscrossing my skull Every movement tears a fresh rent through the cranial cell It’s a lie to think that I'm gonna fly when this high wire snaps Not viable to rely on pills to drag me out of the cracks In filthy floors between grey walls deep beneath the mine dumps Hear the city's siren song screaming through in triumph
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Slow down, it's nearly 4 AM on sandy shores Your head spins like a matador Man in this town, you're just a sponge of insecurities That come to the top with the city's squeeze Watching daylight, assault the make-up on crumbling facades 'Till the grime runs like mascara marks On these streets lined with concrete teeth, pockmarked and cavitied Only night can bring sweet remedy