The Unseaming (v2)

Lyrics

First the lock, then the gate, then the wake is wait
Who'll guess how I do, I do before the folk in three
First the yard, then the wall, then the sky on seams
I run where the whole world falls open in my dreams
I wake with a steel clock ticking in my chest
Count three boats, one guard, no time to rest
A spoon in the mortar, a spark in the wire
The cell door buckles like a breathing machine
Boots hit the corridor, red lamps revolve
I turn the last wheel and the concrete dissolves outside
Gravity tilts, the prison clowns the rain
The road falls upward, then drops again
No drums, just my breath and the hinge of the moon
A guard rail swings like a pendulum tune
The river stands vertical, cars slide through air
The courthouse bands open, revealing a stair
I cross through the crease with the fence at my back
Each step steals a leap from the old iron track
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
First the lock, then the gate, then the weight becomes light
Who'll guess how I do when I carry my life
First the yard, then the wall, now the horizon's clean
I escape as the
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
I rise up
First the lock, I rise up
Then the gate, I rise up
Then the weight becomes light
Light
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Light
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Light
Who gets out, I do
And I carry my light
First the yard, then the wall
Now the horizon gains
I escape past the
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh