Desperate Man

from Here's Something by Steady Lean

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Wake up, your eyelids unreel from a dream scenario
Wanderin' awake across the volatile island you've made your home
I keep sneaking peeks at elemental blazin's that won't quite take a hold
the bumbling breeze is leaving me now, bones are vibrating to the blue sound, in with new, out with old

lift up my lid, pour your light in right

Hey, I'm just a desperate man, all pent up inside
Whenever some eyes glow in the dark, I'm on it, all, alright
Say, you're just a desperate man, trapped beneath the tide
An American idol, in outer space, stole the Mercury prize

Break up the stone bricks that make up the castle you keep her in
Tossing them away into the darkest parts of the shadows won't keep them hid
I was under the impression that what I said was what i did
Now I'm moving to the feelings that flow and spinning 'round the celestial, front flip, back flip, side flip

i'm inviting your night light in waves

Hey, I'm just a desperate man, all pent up inside
Whenever some eyes glow in the dark, I'm on it, all, alright
Say, you're just a desperate man, trapped beneath the tide
Skipped the recital to break the vase, antaga-protagonize

Oh, in another time, i had a hard time getting by
now i'm set for soaring' skywards, gotta live it up a little, find some peace of mind
Oh, hey, I know I'm changing, maybe I'm goin' crazy
Look at that, it's just in range, for savin', mine for the takin'

Hey, I'm just a desperate man, all pent up inside
Whenever some eyes glow in the dark, I'm on it, all, alright
Say, you're just a desperate man, trapped beneath the tide
Stop sitting idle, resume the chase, do you not realize? Realize.

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from Here's Something, released April 15, 2014

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