lifeline

freeze frame on me, mmm, can you read it on my face?, data mining from old memories, sunflowers and a smile catching, mmm, welcoming a heartbeat to the family, light tie lanterns, wish bound in the night, who? what? when?, all in one stir of a teaspoon, i'm shaken and gasping for air, lifeline, before and after, in an instant of great white gravity, hold tight, 'cause all is against me, every cell in my body, brace, and keep breathing, keep breathing, gracious future, mmm, won't you lend a hand to pull me through?, 'cause me and you've got some things we need to see to, adventures in the multiverse, effervescent candlelit closeness, plus, i feel like i've just got the hang of this living thing, who? what? when?, all in one stir of a teaspoon, i'm shaken and gasping for air, air, air, air, i will, on one day, and sometime, in some place, i've still got some go in me yet, lifeline, before and after, in an instant of great white gravity, hold tight, 'cause all is against me, every cell in my body, brace, rise high, cling to the laughters, for that moment of broken tragedy, bright-eyed, the world is against me, every cell in my body, brace, and keep breathing, keep breathing, still breathing, my bones stay strong, my days, still long, my heart has many heartbeats, and home is where love is, lifeline, before and after, in an instant of great white gravity, hold tight, 'cause all is against me, every cell in my body, brace, rise high, cling to the laughters, for that moment of broken tragedy, bright-eyed, the world is against me, every cell in my body, brace, and keep breathing, keep breathing, keep breathing, keep breathing, keep breathing, keep.