You are listening to the phone ring

Like a church bell sounding out the hour.

And the ringing cuts the silence

Like a knife leaving little pieces left of your life.

You are watching the night shadows grow tall s

Swallowing you in terror like the foot on the wall.

Shake me down to the soil of a dream.

Take me whole and take me clean.

Take me from this reality cold and mean.

Cold and mean.

I can't answer i can't speak to anyone

Not until i witness the next rising of the sun.

It's this darkness it's like a lead weight in my shoe.

I couldn't rise to answer even if i wanted to.

Shake me down to the soil of a dream.

Take me whole and take me clean.

Take me from this reality cold and mean.

Shake me down to the soil of a dream.

Take me whole and take me clean.

Take me from this reality cold and mean.

Shake me down to the soil of a dream.

Take me whole and take me clean.

Take me from this reality cold and mean.

Cold and mean.