Pieces

inspired by the movie "Barfly"
finished 5.09.2014

Down at the bottom of the glass
Another day of no return is slipping from my grasp
I watch it fall to pieces
That drowsy feeling of lead on the eyes
Before I sleep I pour myself some liquid lullabies
The cure for all diseases

A full life in empty bottles
Of cheap wine and beer
The crack of dawn
The break of day
The splinters of the year

My mom said: Don't you want to stop
Living life from hand to mouth and get a proper job?
I said: No, but thanks for asking
Some flowers blossom only at night
I write my little stories with the windows open wide
An ambulance is passing

Buried in the sound of sirens
I think I can hear
The crack of dawn
The break of day
The splinters of the year

It's in the small hours where I find my powers
I fold some paper flowers
That wither in the morning light
Hey all you cowards this night is ours
We sit on top of towers
And we wait for the morning light

In this apartment
Rundown indeed
The air is hot, a cold drink and ideas is what I need
So I come out of hiding
And then I go off on a cruise
The stranger at the bar will be my momentary muse
I take a seat beside him

Brother in (the) spirit tell me
What it is you fear
The crack of dawn
The break of day
The splinters of the year

Hey all you cowards this night is ours
We sit on top of towers
And we wait for the morning light
Hey all you cowards this night is ours
We sit on barstool towers
And we wait for the morning light