Sing me like a lullaby And read me like a book You can steal me in an art fraud heist Just tuck me underneath your coat And if you want to load me on the reel And blare a blinding light through me I'll be a silent film and you'll play the organ To go with the pictures I show
But when can I feel my skin again As more than between blood and air? I am what you tell me I am You make me an endless text And you are my projectionist
Give me like a wartime speech And fight me like a war Invade me like the Middle East Just bounce me off the satellites But the picture's out of focus now The blackout's all over town So make me now a candle bright And push me through the power lines
But when can I feel my skin again As more than between blood and air? I am what you tell me I am You make me an endless text And I am what you think of next And you are my projectionist
Shine a light through me so you can see Sing me in a different key I'm your diary Who's reading who now? And who's in whose skin? Turn on your TV Broadcast me everywhere I want to be Lift up a rock and find me there
But when can I feel my skin again As more than between blood and air? I am what you tell me I am And you make me an endless text And I am what you think of next In the burning theatre I am blessed For you are my projectionist