Dodges & Feints

Midnight below the tree
The loneliness of hide and seek
And I have counted down and uncupped my eyes
And I have memorized every place my friends could hide
Listen for the heartbeat, the breath,
The whisper and the broken branch

Midnight in theater B
I calm myself and follow my feet
And I kick this empty can down the road
It's useless to fight against
the earth's cruel slope
And they're listening to the echo,
the clang, the clamor of a broken man

Reach for me
Even as I run away
And I will dodge and feint
It's just how the game is played

Now I know where you hide when
You're caught in an awkward lie
Blame it on some change in me
And elevate yourself with fortune cookie speak
But the camouflage is incomplete
I see you but you don't see me

Reach for me
Even as I walk away
And I will dodge and feint
It's just how the game is played

Did I drop my guard to something terrible
A black hole in a lab summoned like the devil to corrupt me
or am I just slippery

Will you reach for me
Even as I walk away
I've been losing sleep
Keeping up this pace
Will you reach for me
Even as I walk away
I will dodge and feint
It's just how the game is played