slip your fingers just beneath the collar of my sleeve
crook my shoulder and lay your tired temples in between
plant me in your soil and uproot me like a wisping willow tree
peel me open and see what secrets i've hidden underneath
but i'm blissfully unaware of the words that i've left in there
so bite my tongue and close me up
trace your fingers down the atlas of my torn and tattered veins
all the worn-out spots and all the nooks and crannies stay the same
but i don't have the heart to tell you all the roads are flooded due to rain
and we'll both be washed out, little itsy-bitsy spider down the drain
and i'm as scared as i can be with my mirror looking back at me
he's fillin' up my head with my darkest memories
but i can count on you to see my reflection less menacingly
yours is the only love i need to keep my sanity
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021