We escape from the house 
As the day disappears from the sky 
Into night 
We became what we wanted to be 
Like a dream or a ghost 
I collapse out of turn 
Near a house 
Lying still in the grass and felt the heat from the ground 
Rising up to contract and expand like a breath
We escape from that place 
Soaked with sweat and the poison we drank 
Fill the bathtub with ice and hope this fever will break 
Like a heart 
Easily 
But I do not recall all the words that were formed 
On those wire lips as they greeted me 
promise was made without though as the temperature climbed 
And I started to sink like the moon 
Tends to do if you stare at it too long 
Then you blink and it's gone 
And we crawl to our sleep with the dawn 
I awake in the light feeling hollow and selfishly warm 
Close the blinds and retreat until what is burning is gone 
And its light is away 
Then we are back in the dark 
Chasing nothing through backyards and trees 
You ripped your shirt on a fence but it didn't get me 
Yeah, it's fear 
It makes you so low 
And these creatures look crooked 
Their shadows cut lines through my face
And the concrete is fire 
Where my bare feet are placed 
In a line next to yours 
And I guess I'm not sure if it was fear that was born 
As those awful eyes made their claim on us 
I put my hands on the fence 
Said your name 
And I started to climb 
And it must have been sweat but I drank it like wine 
It was sweet and my mouth was dry 
I heard you scream but I made no reply 
I can still taste it now if I try
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